Translation by Yusra Ahmed The Islamic State has imposed royalties on Christian adult males of  al-Qaryatain town, 90 km (60 miles) east Homs city, in what the hardline group said its an implementation for 'Dhimmis Contract', a 1377-year-old statement. The main theme of the contract...

Six Syrian government security personnel were killed by Druze gunmen in the south of the country, a monitor said on Saturday, after two car bomb blasts killed 26 people, including veteran anti-government cleric, overnight provoking angry protests. The two blasts, which occurred late on...

Syrians are caught between government bombardment of civilian areas and ruthless Islamist groups in a conflict increasingly driven by foreign powers and marked by the "spread of extremism", U.N. war crimes investigators said on Thursday. Islamic State or ISIS forces, who control large parts...

Syrian air force extended its deadly raids on rebel-held city of Douma near Damascus, killing 10 civilians, 6 women and 4 children, medics and a monitoring group said. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said 6 women and 4 children have been killed in regime air strikes on the stricken city...