The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced yesterday that 598 people were subject to arbitrary detention, mostly by the Syrian regime, in July, Turkish news website Yeni Şafak reported. The report stated that the number included 38 children and 24 women, adding that the...

Tens of millions of people on Indonesia's heavily populated Java island were affected by a widespread electricity outage Sunday after the state utility PLN reported disruptions at several power plants. The shutdown plunged buildings in the sprawling capital Jakarta -- home to some 30...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime sent military pilots to Russia two months ago to follow a training on the Yak-130 twin seat trainer jet, a well-informed source in Syria's Air Force told Zaman al-Wasl.   Syria is set to receive 36 aircraft once its current conflict concludes, which...

India has urged the world community to help Bangladesh deal with the huge Rohingya influx from Myanmar, saying it poses a threat to regional security.  India recognizes the humanitarian burden on Bangladesh’s society and economy, said the Security Outlook 2019 of the Association of...