Syrian air defenses identified a missile that was fired toward the city of Masyaf near Hama late on Thursday and destroyed it before it hit its target, a Syrian military source said. The missile was fired from the direction of northern Lebanon, the military source added in a statement...

An Iranian oil tanker is being reflagged and is preparing to sail to the Mediterranean, Iran's state television reported Friday, after Gibraltar decided to free the seized ship. "Based on the owner's request, the oil tanker Grace 1 will depart for the Mediterranean after being reflagged...

A rebel group backed by Turkey will send reinforcements to the front lines of the last major rebel enclave in northern Syria to oppose a regime offensive, it said on Thursday. Over the past week, the Syrian army has advanced towards the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib in a pincer...

Instagram on Thursday added a way for users to easily report deceptive posts at the photo and video-oriented social network owned by Facebook. A new tool being rolled out out lets Instagram users tap a "report" option on-screen when they see a post they deem dubious, then tap a "false...