Forces of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) have committed significant human rights violations in north and northeastern Syria -- including "ethnic cleansing massacres" -- since the withdrawal of government forces in 2012, according to a report published Monday by the...

At least four people were injured in an explosion at a school in southern Turkey on Monday, a local hospital source said. The blast occurred at Eyup Gokceimam Middle School in Kilis, a city close to the Syrian border, at around 9.30 a.m. local time (0730GMT). One of the injured is in a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 7,000 people have fled regime major attack on rebel-held areas in southern countryside of Hama to the neighboring region of al-Houla, local revolutionary council  said Sunday. Hundreds of displaced families of villages of Har Banafsheh, Talaf and Deir al-Faris...

Iran's release from sanctions testifies to its new relationship with the United States as it moves from pariah state to regional power, a status that could come at the cost of Saudi Arabia, Washington's chief Arab ally. Enemies and allies alike must adjust to Iran becoming an...