U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Syrian parties to resume the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo after operations were suspended in the battered city. "Aleppo is now a synonym for hell," Ban said in his final news conference before he steps down as U.N. chief on Dec. 31....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of rebel-held areas throughout Syria went to streets on Friday, expressing solidarity with east Aleppo and condemning the brutal offensive that claims lives of hundreds of people. Demonstrations in many areas in Syria demanded military factions to unite and end the...

More than 50 wounded civilians from Aleppo, many in serious condition, have been transferred to Turkey for treatment, the Turkish Red Crescent said Friday. The transfers came as rebel areas of Syria's war-torn second city were being evacuated in a massive operation which began Thursday but...

If ISIS group is to be defeated and prevented from reappearing under some new guise, the root causes behind its birth and growth must be addressed, American experts say. In the face of an uprising that has catalyzed and channeled anger, frustrations and resentments of a significant part of...