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Greece: 2 arrested from sailboat in distress with 70 aboard

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two people were arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling and endangering lives for steering a sailboat carrying 68 others that ran into trouble off Greece's western coast last week, the coast guard said Tuesday. The coast guard said the two — an Iraqi and a Syrian...

Assad regime shelling on Idlib kills 4 students

Syrian regime forces on Monday shelled a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria, the country’s last major opposition stronghold, killing four students on their way to school, opposition activists said. The shelling targeted the village of Maaret al-Naasan in Idlib province, which is home...

In war-torn Syria, a charity offers hope to kids with cancer

DAMASCUS, SYria (AP) — At the children’s cancer ward in a hospital in the Syrian capital of Damascus, children walk down brightly painted corridors, hooked up to IV needles delivering critical treatment into their bloodstream. Nurses tend to babies and teenagers getting chemotherapy sit...

"Salvation Govt" issues general amnesty in Idlib

The Salvation Government, the civilian governing body of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, issued a general amnesty for all perpetrators of crimes in its areas of control in northern Idlib province on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.   The Justice Minister, Judge Anas Mansour al-Suleiman,...