UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Thursday demanded the release of leading Syrian women's rights campaigner Razan Zeitouneh and three fellow activists, abducted last week by unknown kidnappers. "We have all got to demand that they be released," Brahimi told activists from...
Iran and Russia have used their influence on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to get visas for U.N. aid workers and improve access for convoys in Syria , but much remains to be done, senior European officials told Reuters on Thursday. U.S....
Abu Fadhl al-Abbas, Shiite militant group, opened fire Wednesday on civilians who were fleeing Eastern Ghouta to Beit Sahm, south Damascus, killing at least 30 people, local activists said. The small town mediation committee was preparing to rescue tens of families...
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution on Wednesday expressing outrage at “widespread and systematic gross violations” by Syrian authorities, the Associated Press reported. The resolution, initiated by Saudi Arabia on behalf of dozens of states...
