Syrian Crisis

Syrian rebels capture over 40 people from Hama, Idlib provinces for collusion with govt forces

Syrian rebels captured over 40 people over suspicion of colluding with the government forces

Helsinki Summit: Donald Trump's pandering to Vladimir Putin could have its origins in a very sinister place

Donald Trump arrived in Moscow on Monday, following a vigorous couple of days of golf in Scotland, which in turn were preceded by a State visit to London and the NATO Summit that saw the US president lay down the law to his country's treat allies

Syria's Bashar al-Assad threatens force against US-backed Kurds, says Americans should leave the country

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned US-backed Kurdish forces he would not hesitate to use force to retake the third of the country they control

A Syrian refugee in Malaysia is using his learnings to teach other refugee children

A participant of Cybercare’s STEP (Self-empowering Transition and Employability Program), Hasan has gone on to teach in a refugee school in Wangsa Maju. He teaches children like him to make a new life for themselves and think for their future.

US to continue working with Russia on issues concerning national security, says White House

Maintaining that Russian interference would not be tolerated, the White House said the onus lies with Russia as to what type of relationship they want with the US.

Syria airstrike: Donald Trump's hostile approach starkly contrasts Barack Obama's passive stance

US President Donald Trump believes that the current situation in Syria is a result of the earlier policies under Barack Obama.

Russian Ambassador to Turkey assassinated: What does this mean for regional stability?

On Monday night the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated in Ankara by a lone gunman who served as part of his security detail.

Here's how the Modi government is bridging the gulf with West Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic offensives in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, plus India’s western neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan are unusual exercises to set new terms and conditions for India’s engagement with the Persian Gulf

Global military spending rises to nearly $1.7 trillion amid West Asian conflicts: Sipri annual report

Global military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts including the battle against the Islamic State group, the Saudi-led war in Yemen and fears about Iran, a report released on Tuesday shows.

'Fundamental tasks resolved': Putin orders Russian air force to pull out of Syria

The Russian air force deployed in Syria would start withdrawal from Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said