Cash for educating children caught up in disasters, ranging from the war in Syria to the earthquake in Nepal, needs to rise sharply to cope with a surge in the number of young refugees, a U.N. envoy said on Monday. "While the need is rising, aid is currently falling," former...

An ISIS-linked group on Sunday thwarted Nusra Front's assault on a town it controls south Syria, killing 24 Nusra fighters, source told Zaman al-Wasl. Last few months, Shouhada al-Yarmouk Brigade that pledged allegiance to the ultra-hardline Islamist group has engaged in fierce fighting with...

Islamic State fighters stormed a Syrian town held by Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa city on Monday, part of a wider offensive by the militants two days after their de facto capital was hit by some of the heaviest U.S.-led air strikes in the conflict. The Kurdish YPG militia said...

(Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Reem, a 14-year-old girl was detained in med 2014 by Syrian regime under terrorism claims with 17 family members, including her mother, father and a 10-year-old brother. Reem and her mother, sisters and brother were arrested in government-held...