(Zaman Al Wasl)- Thousands of Iraqi refugees continue to cross the border to reach Deir Ez Zor and Hasaka provinces. Several civilians, among them children, were killed by landmines exploding during their attempts to flee from Islamic State controlled areas towards the border with Turkey....

Almost 1,300 migrants arrived in Sicily on rescue ships over the weekend after crossing the Mediterranean, while a 16-year-old boy died on one of the ships, Italy's Coast Guard said. Italy has seen migrants arriving by boat at a record-setting pace so far this year, with far more people...

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled offensives against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, where the extremists are battling to keep what remains of their territory, the UN said Sunday. ISIS overran large areas of both countries in 2014, declaring a "caliphate" in territory it controlled, but the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Nine people, including rebel fighters, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in northern Azaz town at the Turkish border, local reporter said Sunday. The suicide bombers blew himself up in  a building belongs to al-Jabah al-Shamiya, key rebel group operating in Aleppo...