Mohammad Nasif Khayrbik, a senior Syrian government security official close to President Bashar al-Assad, died Sunday morning after a long illness, state media said. Khayrbik was a key confidante of the Assad family and the target of EU and U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in putting down...

A rebel mortar attack killed four civilians on Sunday in the Syrian capital as government forces battled Islamic State group jihadists in the northern city of Hasakeh, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a mortar round struck Revolution Street in central Damascus,...

Greece will introduce capital controls and keep its banks closed on Monday after international creditors refused to extend the country's bailout and savers queued to withdraw cash, taking Athens' standoff to a dangerous new level. The Athens stock exchange will also be closed as the...

Syrian regime barrel bomb attacks on northern city of Aleppo have killed 7 people, including four children and two women, activists and local reporter said Saturday. The barrel bomb attack on al-Halk neighborhood in rebel-held Aleppo killed 7 civilians, including four children and two women,...