Many Italians wish for greater autonomy for the Kurds in Syria as it could lead to greater stability in the Middle East, said a top Italian official earlier this week.

The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Rome and Damascus. Load Map What is the travel distance between Damascus, Syria and Rome, Italy? How many miles is it from Rome to Damascus. 1420 miles / 2285.27 km is the flight ...

It follows a meeting top diplomats from the US, United Kingdom, France, Germany and the European Union held on Syria in Rome on Thursday and a landmark meeting Jordan hosted in December when ...

RIYADH – Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria’s new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Jan 12 at the first such regional ...

As mentioned above, Jabhat al-Nusra, HTS’s precursor organization, was formed in Syria in 2011 as al-Qaeda’s affiliate within the opposition to the Assad regime. Nusra’s leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, quickly established a capable organization ...

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the abyss and,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday received Tommaso Sansone, the new Italian consul general in Erbil, discussing regional developments and bilateral relations.

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering a step-by-step suspension of multiple economic sanctions targeting Syria as it seeks to support the country’s transition ...

An Israeli airstrike flattened a multistory building in central Gaza, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens more, according to Palestinian medi...

ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule.

One of the minister's priorities since taking office has been integrating Syria's myriad anti-Assad factions into a unified command structure. But doing so with the SDF has proved challenging.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Qadam train station, which was damaged during the war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar ...