Atl east 36 civilians on Wednesday have been Killed in first-time Russian air strikes on rebel-held towns of the northern countryside of Homs city, activists and a monitoring group said. Activists reported death of 17 people, including children and women, in Talbiseh town, 11 people,...

(Reporting by Mohamed Al Hussein; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Imposing Kurdish language in schools in Hasaka in areas controlled by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) has came to light again, amid fears of families for their children’s future and the rightfulness of the decision. ...

Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers last year out of a record 5,000 applicants, will provide about $810 million in aid in response to refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was expected to announce the new...

Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad's most outspoken critic since Syria descended into bloodshed...