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 Gebeily ISTANBUL/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.

Armed factions who led the final charge on Damascus that toppled Assad are hesitating to take part in a new system led by northern ones.

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 10 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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.

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there.

Turkish Airlines is resuming flights to the Syrian capital, Damascus (DAM), and to Benghazi (BEN), Libya’s second city, from its Istanbul (IST) hub. The two destinations had featured on Turkish Airlines’ network in the past but were discontinued due to the military and political situation in both countries.

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.

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,

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 ...