The Bassel al-Assad Airbase in Syria’s northwestern Lattakia province -- believed to host 32 planes, 16 helicopters, nine tanks, two land-to-air missile defense systems and a 2,000-strong staff of Russian officers -- represents Russia’s most significant military asset in Syria. Russia is...

Six months of violence in Yemen has left at least 505 children dead, 702 injured and more than 1.7 million at risk of malnutrition, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday. "Across the country, nearly 10 million children -- 80 per cent of the country’s under-18 population...

A Syrian Christian family targeted by a September bomb attack in Damascus flew into Paris on Friday to start a new life, roughly a year after they requested entry visas from the French authorities. Amid cackles of joy and relief, 15 family members embraced each other and the...

Glasgow will become the first British city to accept Syrian refugees since the current crisis began with dozens set to arrive before Christmas. The city council has made an agreement with the Home Office to identify 63 people from refugee camps in Lebanon and Iraq. Families are expected to...