The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London according to his agent Charles McDonald....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Living conditions in the town of Markada, ISIS last stronghold in Hasaka provicne, have been increasingly deteriorated due to prices hike, blocking roads and fear of targeting trucks coming to ISIS-controlled areas by U.S.-led coalition, activists said. Activist Malaz...

Ten civilians, including a child, have been killed in Turkish airstrikes and shelling in and around a Syrian town held by ISIS, activists said Friday. The bombardment hit the northern town of Al-Bab and the nearby area of Tadif, both held by ISIS, Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human...

(Atlantic Council)- Ever since it kicked off this macabre dance by shooting a bunch of teenagers in 2011, the Assad regime has masterfully manipulated Syria’s struggle—and story. Not only has it escalated, militarized, and radicalized the struggle, from a peaceful contest for control that...