Syrian regime military on Monday declared the seven-day initial period for a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia over, without indicating whether the truce would be reinstated. It said in a statement that "terrorist groups", a term the Syrian government uses to refer to all...

A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia was in deep trouble on Monday as a rebel official said it had practically failed and signaled insurgents were preparing for a full resumption of fighting. Already widely violated since it took effect a week ago, the ceasefire came...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish National Council announced on Sunday end of hunger strike organized by municipalities of the council during the last week in towns and cities in northern Hasaka in protest of Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) arrest of supporters and leaders of the national council....

The refugee crisis unleashed by the Syrian conflict has pushed the number of asylum seekers globally to a post-war record high, lifting overall migration flows, the OECD said on Monday. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's 35 member states saw the number asylum seekers...