A U.S. warship fired warning shots at the weekend at four Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels that approached it at high speed in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. defense officials said Monday. The shots fired by the destroyer USS Mahan Sunday put an end to the incident, which U.S. officials...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of ISIS-held Yarmouk valley in southern Daraa province called on moderate rebels to end their suffering by lifting siege imposed by rebel factions, according to plea seen by Zaman al-Wasl.  People reported that bread has not been let in the area for more...

The U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugees Monday appealed for emergency funds to provide aid to nearly half a million Palestinians affected by the war in Syria. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, said almost all the estimated 450,000 Palestinian refugees still inside Syria...

US special forces have led a "successful" operation targeting Islamic State leaders in Syria, the Pentagon has confirmed. Local reports suggest at least four coalition helicopters landed in the desert between the IS-held cities of Deir al Zor and Raqqa. Commandos then set up checkpoints and...