Gunmen have killed and abducted 14 members of Syria's Alawite minority in the space of 72 hours, it was revealed on Sunday, as security forces cordoned off neighbourhoods to prevent further attacks.

In a highly symbolic ceremony at the United Nations, marked by the raising of Syria’s new flag, the UN Special Envoy to Damascus praised the country’s political transition, describing it as having ...

The Islamic State has declared Pope Francis burial a marketing tool in a theological war, asserting that tributes paid to the ...