Syria has freed more than 400 civil servants, judges, lawyers and journalists detained this year in a crackdown on social media dissent, a move seen by rights activists and former detainees as intended to win over public opinion ahead of presidential elections. Those released after...

The Israeli military has continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday, targeting several areas after rockets were fired from the enclave. Health authorities in Gaza said at least 32 Palestinians – including 10 children – were killed in Israeli air strikes on the...

 The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic State extremists committed genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014 and said the militant group successfully developed chemical weapons and used...

It's another Eid a long way from home for Esfandiyar Ahmad and her family. They are Syrian refugees living in Domiz camp in Dohuk, Iraq. The family left Afrin and have been here for nine years. But they still keep their Syrian customs alive to mark the end of the fasting...