Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

By Jonathan Spicer, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Maya GebeilyISTANBUL/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria's future: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.

Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year

Two Kurdish journalists were killed in northern Syria last month. The prosecutors labeled them as “terrorists” and deemed the coverage of the events “terror propaganda.”

ISTANBUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's consulate general in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo resumed its operations on Monday, Turkish state media reported. A video aired by the state-run TRT broadcaster showed Turkish officials raising the Turkish flag at the consulate building, 13 years after it was closed due to the Syrian civil war.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to address the presence of Kurdish militants in the country, and reiterated that the Turkish military would act if it did not.

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad has led to a face-off between Turkey and Israel in Syria, where both countries have deployed forces. Relations between Turkey and the Jewish state were already strained over the Gaza war,

Tour companies are weighing-up resuming trips to Syria, as Turkish Airlines will become the latest major international carrier to resume flights to the country this week. Earlier this month Qatar Airways started flying to Damascus,

Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about Ankara's intentions have left many Kurds anxious about the path ahead.

Turkish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association for "terrorist propaganda" over its calls for a probe into journalist deaths in Syria, the country's main lawyers association has said.

ISTANBUL - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to address the presence of Kurdish militants in the country, and ...

According to the biggest lawyers' union in the country, the Istanbul Bar union has been sued by Turkish prosecutors for terrorist propaganda in con