Syrian state media reported that a drone was destroyed on Thursday over a village in the Damascus countryside. No other details were immediately available.

Formula one world champion Lewis Hamilton is keeping one eye on the haze situation in Singapore but admits that there is only so much drivers can do to protect themselves against dirty air should conditions worsen over the weekend. After the Singapore National Environment Agency reported...

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has died in Saudi Arabia aged 83, according to Tunisian media reports. Tunisian Mosaique FM and Achourouk newspaper reported his death on Thursday, citing non-Tunisian sources. Mr Ben Ali's lawyer told Reuters he was unable to confirm the...

A relative of Bashar Al Assad's wife has been released a week after being abducted while driving to Syria, according to the state-run National News Agency. The NNA reported on Thursday morning that that Murhaf Al Akhras "was released during the night after intensive contacts and efforts...