Because of a letter he wrote to his friends, Riyad Ular, a Turkish student in Syria, spent over 20 years in the regime’s darkest prisons of the political security, the military Sednaya and Adra prison, with his family oblivious to his whereabouts for years. Ular, 45, came from a...

A former commander of the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group has been sentenced to six years in prison in the Netherlands for war crimes and membership in a terrorist organization. The Dutch Public Prosecution earlier demanded a 10-year sentence, but a court on Wednesday ruled...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future. A collection of 33 artifacts seized from a New York-based art dealer who authorities say was one of the world's most prolific smugglers...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the world’s leading executioners last year, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The number of executions worldwide plummeted to its...