The Syrian Network for Human Rights said Thursday that at least 156 children are still conscripted by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the 537 cases of conscription carried out by the SDF since its establishment, further noting that 19 children have been kidnapped and...

Syria’s military said Israeli rockets hit army posts in the country’s south early Thursday, killing one soldier and causing material damage. State media quoted an unidentified military official as saying that rockets fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights activated Syrian air...

Bashar Assad issued a decree Wednesday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members a 30% salary increase amid a harsh economic and financial crisis and price increases for vital products.   Assad’s decision came as prices of main staples have been doubled like...

Libya’s presidential election, meant to help unify the nation after a decade of civil war, is supposed to take place in just over a week, but calls are mounting for a delay. Either scenario — holding the vote on time or postponing it — could turn into a destabilizing setback. The...