Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy. Iran’s judiciary identified those executed as Mohammad Mehdi Karami...

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution that would continue humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey for another six months, and all eyes will be on Russia. Russia, which is allied with the Syrian government, has succeeded in reducing...

The Syria Response Coordinators Team confirmed that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria has risen to 15.3 million, an increase of 700,000 people from last year. The figures show that there are 50.8% of the needy in a severe degree, 18.2% in a very severe degree,...

A UN mandate for aid transfer to Syria via the Bab Al-Hawa crossing on the border with Türkiye is about to expire soon and the failure of extension raises fears of imminent humanitarian disaster. The long-running aid operation that allows the use of the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the...