Syrian regime forces Tuesday retook a neighborhood south of Damascus from Daesh (ISIS), slicing off yet another part of the militant holdout, a monitoring group said. The government of President Bashar Assad has since April 19 waged a fierce air and ground assault against the final...

The Arab League's Permanent Committee on Human Rights Tuesday urged the International Criminal Court prosecutor to urgently investigate "the crimes of the Israeli occupation" against Palestinians. "Israel is an oppressive and murderous entity and its politicians and officers must be...

Talks on Syria spearheaded by Russia in Astana failed to edge the seven-year conflict closer to a political settlement Tuesday and cast the future of diplomatic efforts to end the crisis into uncertainty. Backed by regime-allied Russia and Iran as well as rebel-supporting Turkey, the...

Syrian state media says regime troops have full control of the last rebel enclave in Syria's largest province following the evacuation of thousands of armed men and civilians. A Syrian security officer tells Al-Ikhbariya TV on Tuesday from the northern countryside of Homs province that...