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Syria says UK doctor's body to be sent to Beirut

The body of a British doctor whose death in a Syrian jail was announced this week will be transported to Britain's embassy in Beirut, Syria's deputy foreign minister told AFP Thursday. "At the family's request, the Syrian authorities and International Committee of the Red Cross are...

Nearly $5 million raised in UAE for Syrian refugees

 A campaign launched by the Red Crescent Authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Syrian refugees who are facing the severe cold wave in Syria's neighbouring countries, has raised 18.1 million dirhams ($4.9 million) in cash. Ateeq Al Falahi, secretary-general of the Red...

Egypt sends Mursi to trial for international conspiracy

Egypt's public prosecutor charged former President Mohamed Mursi and 35 other top Islamists on Wednesday with conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt, in a case that could result in their execution. Declaring it "the biggest case of conspiracy in the history of...

Syria warplanes bomb Aleppo for fifth day

  Syrian warplanes pounded the northern Aleppo province for a fifth consecutive day on Thursday targeting its rebel-held villages, activists reported.   At least 10 people were killed in the latest attacks, among them are four women and two children, the Syrian...