The UN-sponsored Syrian peace talks concluded in Geneva with an agreement from the conflicting parties to pursue further talks on a political transition to end the crisis. Speaking to reporters UN diplomat Staffan De Mistura called the round of talks substantive and said the parties had agreed to ...

BEIRUT: (APP) A Syria ceasefire deal agreed by the United States and Russia could mark a "turning point" in the five-year conflict if implemented, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday.The accord, which is to come into force on Monday on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, ...