More than 42 former leaders of armed opposition factions have been killed in Daraa, since the “settlement” agreement that led to the regime regaining control over the region in August 2018. The Daraa Martyrs Documentation Office (DMDO) said that since regime forces took control, around...

Sudan said Monday that talks with the International Criminal Court have covered options ranging from a handover to forming a hybrid court to try ousted president Omar al-Bashir over the Darfur conflict. The options have been discussed during a visit to Khartoum since Saturday by ICC...

A condensed version of the Champions League group stage finally gets under way Tuesday, with COVID-19-related disruptions an ever-present threat hanging over the competition. The 32-team contest will start one month later than usual, a knock-on effect of the pandemic interrupting last...

Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks Monday over compensation for a Kiev-bound passenger mistakenly shot down in January, state media reported. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport on...