The UN refugees agency (UNHCR) announced on Tuesday the launch of the first convoy of Syrian refugees voluntarily returning from Lebanon to Syria, as part of the "Organized Voluntary Return" program. Celine Schmitt, UNHCR spokesperson in Syria, told SANA that the convoy included 72 Syrian...

In a new judicial step that confirms the seriousness of the French judiciary in prosecuting perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Syria, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor submitted an official request to the investigating judges of the Anti-Terrorism Judicial Authority in Paris to issue...

Lebanese icon Fairouz made  a rare public appearance  on Monday to attend the  funeral of her son, Ziad Rahbani. Fairouz arrived with her daughter, Reema Rahbani, and stepped out of the car to applause from the crowd gathered to bid a final farewell to Ziad, the...

Syria is expected to hold its first parliamentary election under the new administration in September, the head of the electoral commission told state news agency SANA on Sunday. Voting for the 210-member People’s Assembly is scheduled to take place between September 15 and 20, said...