The Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Thursday condemned the ongoing bombardment of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta district, a besieged suburb of Damascus, calling it a “massacre”. At least 250 civilians were reportedly killed there within the last three days....

Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland Thursday strongly condemned the escalating situation unfolding in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta district, a besieged suburb of Damascus. At least 250 civilians were reportedly killed there within the last three days. In a statement,...

United Nations, United States: Russia Thursday said there was no agreement at the UN Security Council on a 30-day ceasefire for Syria and presented amendments to a draft resolution that would allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians from besieged Eastern Ghouta. The Security...

Over 200 people Thursday protested outside the Russian consulate in Istanbul against the deadly assault on Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. More than 350 civilians have been killed in the five-day-old blitz by the Syrian regime led by President Bashar Assad in the...