Three deadly Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed the lives of hundreds of would-be asylum-seekers fleeing war and repression sharpened calls Saturday for humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage to Europe. At least 34 people drowned in Maltese waters south of the Italian island of...

        Turkish Authorities reopened Bab al-Salameh border crossing  from its side only after being shuttered according the conflict over Azaz town between al-Qaeda affiliate The State of Iraq and al-Sham and the north storm. The...

The cucumbers at Haitham Mohammad’s stall used to travel a few miles to Damascus from the lush fields of Ghouta around the Syrian capital. They now get shipped from more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) away. The produce comes from the northern Aleppo Province after anti-government rebels...

  It will be Morsi's first court appearance since his July 3 ouster by the military following massive and well-coordinated protests against his presidency .   The son of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi blasted an announcement by...