Government aircraft pounded rebel areas of Syria's second city Aleppo, which was left out of a deal to "freeze" fighting from Saturday despite international outrage over renewed violence. Shelling and air raids in Aleppo over the past week have killed more than 230 civilians and pushed a...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- Some of the European Union member states have announced their will to provide aid and technical support to the Syrian government, such a move  has incited worries of opposition figures who say its a sneaky way to restore relationships with...

Iranians lined up outside polling stations on Friday to vote in a second round of parliamentary elections, state TV reported, with allies of President Hassan Rouhani seeking to wrest more seats from hardliners. Rouhani's moderate and centrist allies made major gains in Feb. 26 elections to...

President Barack Obama said on Thursday he expected the United States would meet a goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of the year despite delays and opposition from critics concerned about security implications. As Europe grappled with Syrians fleeing the country’s civil...