A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Qamishli. It was the largest and deadliest attack to hit the city since the March 2011 outbreak of Syria's conflict. State media...

Supporters of Bernie Sanders disrupted the first day of the Democratic convention on Monday, repeatedly chanting and booing mentions of Hillary Clinton's name as the party's hopes for a show of unity dissolved into frequent chaos. Speakers in the convention's first hours struggled to carry...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- A member of pro-Syrian regime Baath Battalions militia was killed by Asayish, the Kurdish security forces, in the northeastern city of Hasaka on Monday, such an act that has sparked tensions between the two factions, activists said. Activist...

Air raids have hit four makeshift hospitals in Syria's battered Aleppo city, doctors said Sunday, jeopardising medical care for more than 200,000 desperate civilians in rebel-held areas. The bombardment since Saturday has worsened the plight of residents of besieged eastern neighbourhoods of...