Eyeing a historic solo flight around the world, Afghan-American commercial pilot Shaesta Waiz has been given royal treatment at her war-torn country, where she is currently on a two-day break from her trip which began in Florida two months ago. An enthusiastic crowd of civil society...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Democratic Union Party continues to market civil marriage among residents in Hasaka province, but this type of marriage remains popular only among party supporters while local residents continue to ignore the Party’s demands on this issue.  The municipality...

Germany welcomes signs the United States is engaging with Russia on Ukraine and Syria, but worries it will struggle to play a constructive role as long as its policy aims remain confused and the furor rages on over Moscow's role in the U.S. election, a senior German official said. In an...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Daesh (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. Russia's Defense Ministry said in June that it might have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes hit a gathering of Daesh...