(Zaman Al Wasl)- Unknown gunmen on Tuesday have kidnapped Head of Health Directorate in opposition-held  areas in coastal region, local sources  said.   Dr. Khalil al-Agha, one of the medics who joined the Syrian revolution. He gained reputation for his work in field...

 An international rights group is urging the U.S.-led coalition battling Daesh (ISIS) to investigate airstrikes that killed civilians in the campaign to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa. Amnesty International says the coalition's admission last month that it killed 78 more civilians...

Iranians were bracing on Monday for the return of US sanctions against the backdrop of angry protests and a corruption crackdown that are roiling the embattled government of President Hassan Rouhani. The country has seen days of sporadic protests and strikes in multiple towns and cities...

Syrian regime forces bombed late Sunday a desert area under the control of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group near the province of Sweida in southern Syria, a war monitor said. "The bombing and fighting between the regime forces and IS have intensified during the evening and are...