Years of war and a powerful earthquake had led to crushing poverty, displacement and breakdowns in services. But over the ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced concern on Tuesday about the escalation of hostilities in ...

A sudden flare-up in the more than decade-old civil war in Syria has drawn international appeals for de-escalation. Read more ...

Iran and Russia, both stretched by conflicts of their own, have experienced setbacks in Syria after a rebel offensive in the ...

The Syrian military has rushed in reinforcements to push back insurgents from advancing farther after they seized Aleppo in a ...

The sudden assault by Syrian rebels has rapidly redrawn the civil war’s front lines and threatened once again the authority ...

The United Nations says more than 48,000 people have been forced to flee the Idlib and northern Aleppo areas in Syria as ...

The foreign ministry on Tuesday warned Cypriot citizens to “avoid all travel” to Syria as the civil war in the country reignites. The ministry said it is “closely monitoring the deterioration of the ...

Rebel forces capture Aleppo in a surprise offensive, marking a potential turning point in Syria's 13-year civil war.

Opposition forces seeking to overthrow Syria's President Bashar al-Assad launched their biggest offensive in years last week, ...

Citing privacy concerns, Canadian officials did not comment on the case. Arwa Almsrawi is now stranded in Southeast Asia.