The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Lebanese financier Ali Youssef Charara and his telecommunications company, saying they supported the militant group Hezbollah. The U.S. action freezes assets of Charara and his company that are in the United States or in the...

(BBC)- The Syrian government has agreed to allow aid into the besieged rebel-held village of Madaya, the UN says, amid reports of residents starving to death. The UN humanitarian co-ordinator said it was planning to deliver humanitarian assistance "in the coming days". Aid agencies...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman AL Wasl)- Amna and Amina, the two Syrian girls from Qusayr in Homs, live now in Arsal, the Lebanese border town, who devoted their lives to help their blind and disabled father, have lost their father in Christmas day, even before receiving the fund they were...

If London-born convert Abu Rumaysah is confirmed as the front man in the latest Islamic State video, then he will be just the latest in a long line of militants to emerge from a banned group the authorities say breeds easy prey for jihadist recruiters. The video, purportedly...