After more than eight years of war and bloodshed in Syria, the Iranian presence in the nation is at an all-time high, warned the top Syrian opposition figure. “Iranian influence is getting bigger and bigger. They are the ones controlling the State of Syria, the Army of Syria, the...

A total of 118 civilians were killed in attacks in war-torn Syria last month, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) on Tuesday.  In a statement, the group said 18 children and 12 women were among the victims. Forty-four civilians were killed by regime...

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was launching a separate camera-first messaging app, “Threads”, for its photo-sharing platform Instagram, stepping up the company’s social media war with smaller rival Snapchat. The launch of the app, which like Snapchat and Instagram is centered...

Israel's 1948 Palestinian citizens protested and held a general strike Thursday to call on police to stop a wave of violence in their communities, a situation the country's president labelled a "national emergency." Lawmakers from the community of 1948 Palestinian citizens in Israel...