The Syrian volunteer rescue workers known as the White Helmets have become the target of an extraordinary disinformation campaign that positions them as an al-Qaida-linked terrorist organisation. The Guardian has uncovered how this counter-narrative is propagated online by a network of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria’s regime president Bashar al-Assad openly and directly acknowledged that the groups subordinate to Brigadier General Suhail Hassan suffered heavy losses in their battles in Deir Ez Zor countryside as they headed towards al-Bu Kamal. Al-Assad’s comments verified news...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz said on Wednesday his government was determined to confront corruption with "justice and decisiveness", signalling continued support for a crackdown on sleaze involving mass arrests of top Saudis including royals. In a televised speech to the...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European governments are “complicit” in grave human rights violations in Libya through their support for authorities there that often work with people smugglers and torture refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Determined to cut African...