(By Violations Documentation Center- Jasem Al Hamwi)- “Several months ago, we documented the murder of two young girls from Qudsaya, Damascus Suburbs; their parents killed them because Syrian regime forces had raped them,” said Ameer, a member of...

  The roadblocks and sandbags are back, cafes and hotels are nearly empty and many of the tourists are gone. Anxiety is gripping Lebanon following a spate of suicide bombings, and an ongoing security sweep targeting militants - some of them who...

A total of 121 Palestinians have died in Israel's five-day bombardment of Gaza as Hamas continued to launch rockets into central Israel and the US offered to help broker a truce. A dozen Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks overnight on Saturday in the occupied...

BEIRUT (AP)- Rebels attacked the Syrian defence minister's village on Friday, capturing parts of it after killing at least 18 soldiers and pro-government gunmen, activists said. The assault began with a suicide bombing against an army checkpoint in government-controlled Rahjan,...