In August 2014, Ma'ad  al-Najras  was on his way for his last exam in Law school in eastern Deir Ezzor city, but he arrested by the military intelligence.  Then, his name appeared on the list that was published by Zaman al-Wasl of 8,000 people died under torture in the...

US-backed Syrian forces awaited orders Sunday to relaunch their push against the Islamic State group's final scrap of territory as an earlier exodus of civilians from the redoubt slowed to a trickle. The Syrian Democratic Forces renewed their offensive against the jihadists on March 1 after...

Thousands of people rallied against Russia's increasingly restrictive internet policies Sunday which some say will eventually lead to "total censorship" and isolate the country from the world. The mass rally in Moscow and smaller events in other cities across the country was called after...

As the United States has quickly ratcheted up sanctions against Venezuela to pressure Nicolas Maduro, bankers say they are shying away from doing even legitimate business with the crisis-wracked oil-producing country for fear of getting caught in the crossfire. The sanctions target a...