Turkish forces shelled the Kurdish-held northern Syrian town of Afrin on Wednesday killing at least seven people, Kurdish forces reported, as government shelling and airstrikes killed at least 20 civilians in the besieged eastern Ghouta enclave near the capital Damascus, activists said....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- 160 sick and injured civilians have been evacuated from the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburb s on Wednesday, in a second batch followed 190 wounded evacuated on Tuesday, local reporter said. Russia’s Task Command in coastal Hmeimym base, which brokered the evacuation...

STRASBOURG, France: A European Parliament delegation said Wednesday it has been conducting secret talks with North Korea over the last three years to try to persuade Pyongyang to negotiate an end to its nuclear program. The group led by British MEP Nirj Deva has met senior North Korean...

Local authorities outside Damascus say regime forces have cut off their town from a surrounding rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, isolating 20,000 residents with no access to aid. A member of the local council of Harasta said Wednesday that residents have been in underground shelters for long...