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This is why, on December 2, he arrived in Kiev for an unexpected visit — his first in two and a half years. "Showing readiness to resolve the Ukraine conflict diplomatically, which aligns with the ...

The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own ...

Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that the country must reconcile ...

Qatar is working with Turkey and other partners in the region to bring solutions to end hostilities in Syria, Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said in a press conference on Tuesday ...

The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been discussing the possibility of lifting long-standing sanctions ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israel and the United States of fueling instability in Syria, ...

The 15,000-teu MSC Aries (built 2020) was taken in April in apparent retaliation for Israel’s bombing of Iran’s embassy ...

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby ...

Israeli military strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, most of them in the town of Beit ...

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back ...