The United Nations hopes that political talks between the warring sides in Syria will clinch local ceasefires to allow vital food and medicines to reach millions of civilians, the U.N. humanitarian chief said on Thursday. Valerie Amos, in an interview with Reuters a day after an...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a major reshuffle following a corruption scandal that forced the resignation of four ministers. Some of the allegations are related to the state-owned Halk Bankasi bank. The bank is accused of making payments...

The rapprochement between the US, Iran, and Russia on the nuclear deal, and the increased likelihood of the Geneva 2 Conference on Syria taking place have spurred heightened political and security tensions in Lebanon. The crushing of Sheikh Ahmad al-Asir’s group in Sidon, the escalation...

Beaten, burned, bruised, strangled bodies lying on a dirty floor. Some show signs of starvation, others are missing their eyes, a number of them appear to have been electrocuted. The horror is nearly impossible to describe… but it is hardly surprising . The thousands...