Cross-border humanitarian aid to northwest Syria has been extended de facto for six months without a new vote at the United Nations Security Council. The 15-member body had previously issued an authorisation for six months, allowing aid into rebel-held areas through the use of the Bab...

Iraq said Tuesday it had arrested dozens of Syrians after crossing into the country from its next-door neighbor. In a statement, the Defense Ministry said 62 Syrians were arrested in a joint operation by the Iraqi border guards and the Kurdish Peshmerga forces. The statement, however,...

 Khader al-Najjar has been unable to leave the Gaza Strip since he returned to the Palestinian territory 25 years ago, not even to seek medical treatment for a spinal ailment or to bid farewell to his mother, who died in Jordan last year. The reason: Israel refused to allow the...

In a cafe in central Berlin, Wafa Mustafa has spread a cluster of photos across a table. The 31-year-old Syrian points to her father, an opponent of the Assad regime who has been missing since he was arrested in 2013. As a German court prepares to issue the verdict on Thursday in the...