Syrian rebel groups have pulled out of more towns in the Eastern Ghouta, as the government tightens its grip on the enclave outside Damascus. Buses carrying rebels and their families , bound for the rebel-held Idlib province left towns of Jobar, Ein Terma, Zamalka and Arbin on ...

SINGAPORE:Two ethnic armed groups in Myanmar signed a ceasefire with the government on Tuesday, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi seeks to revive a stuttering peace process to end decades of conflict. Ending near-perpetual civil war has been Suu Kyi’s stated top priority, but the Buddhist-majority ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said peace talks in the Kazakh capital next week on Monday will focus on ceasefire.In an interview with a Japanese television channel, he said these talks will be held to protect people's lives and allow humanitarian aid to reach various areas in Syria.Syrian ...

Syrian rebel groups have agreed to attend peace talks with the government in Kazakhstan next week.Rebel factions took the decision to send a delegation led by Mr Alloush to the talks in Astana at a meeting in Turkey.The talks in Astana are being organized by Russia and Turkey.

BEIRUT, (APP): US-Backed forces deadly attack against ISIS in Iraq and Syria Kurdish and Arab fighters aided by US soldiers battled the Islamic State group north of its Syrian stronghold of Raqa Thursday as Iraqi forces edged towards the jihadist-held city of Fallujah. The twin offensives are two ...

BEIRUT (APP): Syria Rebel Groups give 48 hours to end regime attacks Rebel groups Sunday set a 48-hour deadline for the US and Russian sponsors of a February ceasefire in Syria's conflict to halt a regime offensive in the Damascus area. "We are giving the sponsors of the ceasefire 48 hours to ...