A Syrian military helicopter crash-landed in a rugged mountainous area during a training mission in the country’s northwest on Thursday, leaving two of the five crew members dead. State media quoted an unnamed military official as saying that the helicopter faced technical problems while...

It was night when Zakia Kachar heard the sounds of footsteps approach her tent in a detention camp for foreigners affiliated with Islamic State group extremists. With rocks in their hands, the wives of IS fighters had come for her. She fled with her children to another area of the Roj Camp...

 ​​A Palestinian monitoring group confirmed death of three female detainees under torture in the Sednaya Military Prison northeast of Damascus after being arbitrary held for several years. The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria said Majdolin al-Nabulsi, a newly-released detainee...

Asian shares rose Wednesday, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. But analysts warned the tensions were far from completely resolved, and the situation remains volatile. “In short, provided we get a further pause in geopolitics, we might...