Three Syrians went on trial in Germany on Tuesday, accused of human trafficking after a boat that they allegedly used to smuggle people to Europe capsized and killed 13 people. The case was heard by a court in the southern German state of Bavaria, the residence of one of the three accused...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime backed by Iran and Shi'ite militias has stepped up its air and artillery bombardments on southern Daraa province despite the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fiter, leaving a family of 5 killed, local activists said Tuesday. A man and woman and...

US-led coalition air strikes on a jail run by Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Syria killed at least 57 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. "The strikes hit an IS jail in Mayadeen at dawn on Monday, killing 44 prisoners and 15 jihadists," Observatory chief Rami Abdel...

Syria has denied White House allegations that it may be preparing a new chemical attack, insisting again that it has never used such arms. Ali Haidar, the minister for national reconciliation, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the White House statement foreshadowed a "diplomatic...