The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate said Sunday that Al-Qaeda killed 11 people, including journalist Mohamed Al-Maqri, who had been kidnapped by the terrorist group more than nine years ago. "Journalist Mohamed Al-Maqri, who had been forcibly disappeared by Al-Qaeda since October 12, 2015, was...

Syria hopes for “strategic partnerships” with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. Russia was a staunch ally of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and has...

Asma Assad, the British-born wife of ousted Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad, has been effectively barred from returning to the UK after her British passport expired, according to local media. Without a valid passport, Asma Assad cannot return to her hometown London, according to the Sunday...

The South Korean government declared seven days of national mourning on Sunday following a deadly plane crash that killed 179 people while two crew members were rescued, according to local media. Acting President Choi Sang-mok made the announcement at an emergency safety meeting hours after a...