(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels in the southern outskirts of Damascus said they will prevent food and fuel entry to ISIS-held areas in al-Hajar al-Aswad, al-Tadamon and Yarmouk camp, according to statement posted online. Zaman al-Wasl’s correspondent in the area said that factions allowed...

The Syrian opposition retook four villages from the Islamic State in Aleppo province’s Azaz district, local sources told Anadolu Agency. The sources, who spoke anonymously due to fear of reprisal, said the opposition retook Nida, Sindif, Niyara and Tatiya villages in eastern Azaz district....

The UNHCR on Saturday expressed acute concern about nearly 165,000 displaced persons massing near a town in northern Syria. In a written statement, the UN's refugee agency said they are "deeply concerned" about the reported massing of 165,000 people near the town of Azaz, some 32 kilometers...

The world community has yet to find an adequate response to cultural destruction as shown by the deliberate wrecking of ancient sites in Syria and Mali by Islamist radicals, the head of the UN's cultural organization said. Irina Bokova, director general of the United Nations Educational...