A special United Nations panel is urging Bahrain to immediately release imprisoned activist Nabeel Rajab, describing him as the victim of government-sponsored "persecution" for his political views in the island kingdom. The statement by the U.N.'s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention comes...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Main hospitals and schools in northern Idlib province have suspended work due to heavy aerial bombing by the Syrian regime and Russia that left about 100 killed and wounded, activists said Saturday. Central Idlib Hospital and Maarret al-Numan hospitals expressed fears...

A "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night, officials said. Preliminary information suggests the crash occurred...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime airstrikes on de-escalation zone in Idlib killed at least 30 civilians on Friday, local activists said. The regime warplanes carried out tens of airstrikes since early Friday, pounding the southern countryside of Idlib  and northern countryside...