At least three civilians were killed and 16 others injured after militants of the powerful Kurdish YPG militia fired multiple rockets in northern city of Afrin on Friday. Six rockets struck Afrin at around 6 p.m. (3 p.m. GMT), according to a statement by the governor's office of...

Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad on Monday abolished the position of Mufti of the Republic. No reasons were given for the decision, however, in so doing, Al-Assad strengthened the powers of a jurisprudential council within the Ministry of Endowments. The president issued...

 Syria’s state-run media said Israel carried out an attack on the country’s south early Wednesday with two missiles targeting an empty house and causing no casualties The missiles came from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and aimed at the building south of the capital Damascus,...

The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on four ministers recently appointed to the Syrian government, blaming them for playing a role in the continued repression on civilians in the war-torn country. Asset freezes and travel bans in Europe were imposed on the four, who include the...