The number of refugees caught trying to reach Greek islands from Turkey via the Aegean Sea doubled in September compared to August, according to Turkish Coast Guard data. Trying to make the perilous journey by sea, 3,300 refugees were held by the Turkish Coast Guard in September, the peak of...

Reporting by Okab Malek (Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed source said Russia has fortified Shuairat military airport in central Homs province with more shields and checkpoints as well has installed surveillance cameras. Russia forces who celebrate first Syria’s intervention anniversary, have...

Tunisia's prime minister plans key talks with unions to hold down state sector wages and sees close to 3 percent economic growth next year from a package of reforms aimed at underpinning the democracy won in the 2011 revolution with economic gains. Opportunities and jobs are a constant...

Over the past 48 hours, armed opposition groups have captured a number of villages and strategic checkpoints in Syria’s western Hama province, an opposition source said Friday. Abu Majid, an opposition commander, told Anadolu Agency that the Free Syrian Army and the Jaish al-Fatah militant...