Assad, known as key figure in drug trafficking and wanted for war crimes, was detained in security operation, according to ...

Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted government.

According to UNHCR, some 13.5 million Syrians remain displaced internally or abroad. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The Middle East is teetering on the edge of a broad regional war. On June 12, Israel began a sustained bombing campaign ...

Over the next three decades, Khamenei turned Iran around into as assertive power wielding influence across the Middle East.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will strengthen its deterrence capabilities so that no country would dare ...

Switzerland said on Friday it will lift a raft of economic sanctions imposed on Syria, including the Middle Eastern country's ...

However, Russia has retained its historical relationship with Israel throughout it all. Despite its support for Tehran, Moscow has never been on board with its antagonism toward Israel. It has sought ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says that more than two million Syrian refugees and internally displaced ...

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, crushed internal threats during more than three decades in power. He ...

Her remarks, delivered from the UN Security Council platform, signal a broader American initiative to reshape regional ...