The UN on Friday said the Daesh/ISIS terrorist organization still poses a significant threat in conflict zones. The Security Council held a session on the latest report prepared by Secretary General Antonio Guterres on threat posed by the group to international peace and security. UN...

The demise of four Syrian refugees at the water treatment plant within the Zaatari refugee camp has invoked deep sorrow from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNICEF, according to statements. The accident occurred on Wednesday, leading both agencies to extend...

Russian air strikes in opposition controlled northwestern Syria killed two people on Tuesday evening, the White Helmets rescue group said.   An AFP correspondent at the scene reported that two Russian raids were launched in the town of Ain Shib, west of the city of Idlib. ...

Syrians living in Latakia, a coastal city thought to be generally supportive of the Assad regime, took to social media to express their discontent with its policies this week as rare protests intensified in the country's southern provinces. Ayman Fares, a resident of the town of Banias just...