At least 29 women have been arrested in Iran for appearing in public without a headscarf as protests against the enforced dress code intensify, Iranian media reported Friday. The women have been accused of public order offences and referred to the state persecutor's office....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 7 displaced people have burned to death in airstrikes on their van while they were fleeing regime bombardment on rebel-held areas in Idlib and Aleppo, Civil Defense agency said on Friday.  The White Helmets rescuing group said the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- About 20 regime troops from the coastal province of Tartus have been killed in the last two weeks, according to pro-regime social media activists. The death toll included 2 officers and Brigadier General.    Activists also reported death of...

A Russian court Thursday sentenced Nikita Belykh, the former governor of a Russian region, to eight years in prison after he was convicted of taking bribes from a businessman, Russian media reported. Belykh, who denied the charges, was governor of the Kirov region north-east of...