The Syrian military defector who documented atrocities committed by the Bashar Assad regime by smuggling tens of thousands of ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding ...

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial ...

A study shows that only about 30% of those displaced by conflicts return home, even 10 years after the conflict ends.

On a visit to Syria and its neighbours, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets families heading home and says more support is vital to ensure returns are a success. More than 235,000 ...

The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...

The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...

The Israeli organization representing families of hostages in Gaza has celebrated the news that three high-profile men will ...

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...

Syrian National Army (SNA) coalition that hit a Kurdish Red Crescent ambulance on January 18, 2025, in northern Syria is an ...

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have released five Thai and three Israeli hostages, handing them over to the Red ...