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(Reuters) - One of President Bashar al-Assad's two challengers in next month's election praised his military campaign against Islamist rebels but said Syria must do more to maintain ties with the West and rebuild its economy after three years of war. Hassan al-Nouri said...

The UN Security Council is expected to vote next week on a resolution to haul Syria before the International Criminal Court, although the measure is likely to fail because of opposition from Russia and China. The resolution drafted by France aims "to send a message that there...

        (Zaman Alwasl) - Shirin Ahmed, the newly freed Iranian hostage in the ceasefire deal of Homs last week, has considered herself as the luckiest hostage ever since she held captive by Liwa’a al-Tawhid brigade at Baba...