Along Iraq's borders, a corrupt customs-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars away from state coffers to line the pockets of armed groups, political parties and crooked officials. The prime beneficiaries are Iran-linked Shiite paramilitaries that intimidate federal officials...

Syrian actors in the rebel-held province of Idlib are using their talent to highlight the pain and suffering endured by the hundreds of their fellow citizens detained in the regime's prisons, Anadolu news agency has reported. The project in question is part of a bid to help release the...

 An Iranian cargo plane arrived in Damascus International Airport late on Sunday, loaded with weapons, ammunition and missiles, a well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl.   The plane's landing coincided with the mobilization of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard militia inside and...

An improvised explosive device went out in the turkish-held town of  Ras al-Ayn north of Hasakah city, leaving three people wounded, local activists said Monday. A local source told Zaman al-Wasl that  the IED attack caused some material damage to shops and a car parked in the...