President Vladimir Putin hosts his Turkish guest Recep Erdogan at Sochi on Tuesday, Oct. 22 as master of northern Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday they had withdrawn from the border town of Ras al Ain under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, but a spokesman for Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said the withdrawal was not yet complete.

The decisions call for a 50% reduction in the salaries of current and former officials and $3.3 billion in contributions from banks to achieve a "near zero deficit" for the 2020 budget.

Israel should not be constrained by international borders or laws if it feels under threat, and can always rely on US support, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said following his meeting with the Israeli PM and the chief of Mossad.

The decisions call for a 50% reduction in the salaries of current and former officials and $3.3 billion in contributions from banks to achieve a "near zero deficit" for the 2020 budget.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that he will discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the deployment of the Syrian army in a "security zone" in Northern Syria. Urgent talks between Putin and Erdoğan on further steps in the region are scheduled for the next week in Sochi, reports Voice of America. Erdoğan warned that Ankara would continue to "implement its plans in Syria" if …

After five years, the IDF watches as Syrian soldiers return to the Golan border. They're not alone. They're reinforced by Hezbollah terrorists and Iranian-backed militias, i24NEWS reports.

Opinion: A dark specter clouds the Middle East, central Asia, Europe and America with current events in Syria; when morality and liberalism disintegrate, autocratic forces of nationalism and religion rise

The project, which re-opened in June with a new center at Masuot Lookout, has been hopeful to finally manifest a long-term dream of comprehensively publishing its findings.

After a two hours meeting with Netanyahu Pompeo said, said that he had discussed Iran and the issue of Middle East stability with the Israeli leader.

Mark Esper says troops going into Iraq will have two missions -- to defend Iraq and perform 'a counter-ISIS mission'

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In what is considered the world's largest public gathering, millions march to Iraqi city of Karbala for commemoration of Shiite saint

We paused the operation for five days. In this time, the terrorists will withdraw from the safe zone, their weapons will be collected and position destroyed. If this doesnt happen, we will continue the operation, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said in his speech during an event in Turkish city of Kayseri.

IDF says 7 people taken for questioning after being apprehended attempting to cross border; Israeli TV reports that they are illegal immigrants from Turkey looking for work

Earlier this week, President Assad’s political adviser Bouthaina Shaaban stated that the Syrian government “cannot accept” a US-Turkey agreement on ceasefire in northern Syria, which came after Ankara launched a military operation in the area on 9 October.