Beirut (AFP) - The Syrian regime and several key opponents have agreed to move towards new peace talks mediated by Russia, sources on both sides told AFP. The initial agreement came after separate delegations led by prominent opposition figure Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib and Foreign...

(Reuters) - The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago, security officials said on Tuesday, in a move seen as likely to put pressure on the Islamist chief. The woman was identified as Saja...

(UN News Center)- A life-saving programme providing food vouchers to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees has been suspended due to lack of funds, the United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP ) announced today, warning that the move will have a devastating impact on families who are...

Support for Islamic State (Isis) among Arabic-speaking social media users in Belgium, Britain, France and the US is greater than in the militant group’s heartlands of Syria and Iraq, a global analysis of over 2m Arabic-language online posts has found. In what is...