At least two Syrian civilians were tortured to death by the YPG militia organization in northeastern Hasakah province, local sources said on Saturday. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to security reasons, told Anadolu Agency the civilians were abducted a month ago...

German prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for a top Syrian intelligence officer accused of overseeing the torture and murder of hundreds of detainees, a media report said Friday. German news weekly Der Spiegel said Jamil Hassan, the head of Syria's notorious air force...

Tunisia's navy scoured choppy waters Monday for survivors and victims of the Mediterranean's worst shipwreck in months, with the UN migration agency warning more than 100 people may have been killed. A total of 68 survivors were rescued Sunday off the coast of Sfax in southern Tunisia, while...

Syria has amended a controversial property law to allow people a year instead of a month to prove ownership of land seized for development, the foreign minister said Saturday. The law, known as Decree 10, allows Syria's government to seize private property for zoned developments and...