Islamist rebels in eastern  Syria  have ordered women to put on the Islamic veil, warning that anyone not doing so would be held to account, in a concerted new attempt by hardliners to impose their strict views on society. In a statement, an organization calling...

Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad have ‘kicked to death’ a 105-year-old refugee woman in Damascus last January, her son told Zaman Alwasl.    Om Faris al-Shibli, who fled with her family the embattled city of Aleppo to settle down in the Old City of Damascus,...

 The U.N. Security Council will likely vote on a draft resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in war-torn  Syria  on Friday, diplomats said, but it was unclear if  Russia  and  China would support or veto the Western- and Arab-backed text....

Fresh fighting broke out in central Kiev on Thursday, shattering a truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, as the Russian-backed leader met European ministers demanding he compromise with pro-EU opponents. A Reuters photographer saw the bodies of 21 dead civilians...