A former Russian journalist was found guilty of treason on Monday and sentenced to 22 years in a maximum security prison in a ruling widely seen as politically motivated. The sentence handed to Ivan Safronov in Moscow is among the harshest moves against Russian independent journalists and...

Paris – The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) announced in its monthly report released on Thursday that 91 civilians were killed in Syria in August 2022, including 28 children, two women, and seven individuals who died as a result of torture, noting that the Syrian regime continues to...

 Cyprus police have arrested five Syrians on suspicion of people trafficking after a police patrol boat plucked them and 32 of their countrymen from the sea when their rickety boats sank close to the island’s southeastern tip. Police say the five men aged 46-53 face numerous charges...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Sunday that it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% using sophisticated centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear plant, state TV reported, an escalation that comes amid a standoff with the West over its tattered atomic deal. That Tehran is enriching...