Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement faces a major test this weekend as it tries to muster another huge crowd following criticism over a recent violent airport protest and as concerns mount over Beijing's next move. Ten weeks of protests have plunged the international finance hub into crisis...

Donald Trump on Wednesday urged China to "humanely" resolve the violent stand-off with pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, as concerns grow that Beijing is considering direct intervention in the crisis. In a series of tweets, the US president linked a possible trade deal with Beijing to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The number of deported Syrian refugees from Turkey to northern Syria has reached a total of 14,000, according to statement by Bab al-Hawa border crossing issued Sunday. Since Turkey’s government accelerated a crackdown on Syrian refugees, arresting thousands of people...

Syrian activists and family members of a pro-government journalist say he's been released after being detained and held incommunicado for eight months. The brother of Wissam al-Teer thanked Syria's President Bashar Assad in a Facebook post Saturday for the release, in apparent reference to...