Deputy U.N. mediator on Syria Nasser al-Kidwa told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday that he was resigning, after repeated calls from the Syrian government for him to be removed. United Nations confirmedKidwa's “intention to leave his current position,...
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia ordered on Monday the punishment of citizens found guilty of fighting in conflicts outside the kingdom with imprisonment ranging between three to 20 years. Members of extremist religious groups and anyone found guilty of...
A British-Syrian TV pundit is threatening to sue social media users who slander her or threaten her life after her recent controversial views regarding not allowing Syrian refugees to come to Britain were aired on a BBC program. Halla Diyab, a writer and producer based in...
The Saudi preacher Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Moheisini has accused the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL) of foiling his Initiative which called for an immediate ceasefire with Islamist rebels after one month of fighting. Al-Moheisini, based in...
