Middle East

US steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say

Key details remain as to how stitch back together the country fractured after 14 years of war

Syrians seek justice for massacres amid humanitarian crisis

After hundreds of people were killed in massacres in Syria last week, locals say calls for justice may give the country a chance to stabilize. But as Heather Murdock reports with VOA's camera crew in the Jableh district of Syria, analysts say a humanitarian crisis feeds continued insecurity.

China, Iran, Russia hold joint naval drills in Middle East

The drills took place in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

Syrian Kurds concerned following attacks on Alawites

Civil society organizations support Ocalan's call for peace

SDF-Syrian interim government agreement seen as positive

‘I was there to try to kill the journalist,’ gunman tells New York court

Azerbaijani hitman testifies at trial of two men accused of hiring him to kill a VOA host who is a critic of Iran

Kurdish leaders in Iraq see Syria-Kurdish deal as key to peace, stability

Watchdog urges release of detained journalist in Kurdistan

SDF-Syrian army deal prompts debate

In Kobani, people protest Alevi massacres, Turkish bombings

Nowruz markets in 'hibernation' mode