Syrian opposition forces have captured the village of Manyan near the entrance of the New Aleppo district of the besieged city of Aleppo, opposition sources told Anadolu Agency on Monday. The move comes as part of a military operation launched last Friday by opposition factions...

(Eqtsad)- Asem Hasna, a Syrian young man from Qatana city Western of Damascus, worked with a medical group on first aid to help wounded during demonstrations and detainees, in the beginning of the Syrian revolution.  He was still in University studying maths, when the Syrian intelligence...

 Iraqi special forces neared the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) faced mortar fire as they pushed from the Christian...

Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released on Monday. Nearly one child in seven around the globe breathes outdoor air that is at least six times...