As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian government prison near Damascus, Amnesty International said Tuesday, accusing the regime of a "policy of extermination." Titled "Human Slaughterhouse: Mass hanging and extermination at Saydnaya prison," Amnesty's...

(The National)- On December 31, 2016, in an interview with the BBC, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat, Jordan’s chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, spoke about Jordan’s neighbours, ISIL’s presence in southern Syria and its threat to Jordanian national security, as well as the group’s...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime opened a cross point in al-Houla region on Monday to exit besieged civilians in Homs northern countryside to regime-controlled areas following agreement between regime and a delegate from al-Houla,  sources said. The sources added that the cross point will...

(Washington Post)- The rice and chicken were steaming on the stove. The twins chased each other around the apartment and the 2-year-old watched Mickey Mouse on the donated television. Their mother, Fatema Aljasem, 29, sat at the kitchen table with two women from the local synagogue....