Several border crossings between Syria and neighbouring countries have reopened in recent weeks. It has eased years of political and economic isolation for the country during a seven-year civil war. On Monday, the Nassib

A team of Turkish investigators has entered the residence of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disapperance and suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.  Speaking to a

Raqqa, Syria: All day, dinghies cross the Euphrates River to shuttle residents into the pulverised cityscape of Syria’s Raqqa, where bridges, homes, and schools remain gutted by the offensive against Daesh.Exactly a year has

SEOUL: Nearly 400 Yemenis were denied refugee status by South Korea on Wednesday, months after their arrival on the resort island of Jeju triggered a populist outcry.Ethnically-homogenous South Korea grants refugee status to only

Click here for the latest updates in the Khashoggi case Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to obtain a document certifying he divorced his ex-wife so he could

A student has attacked a vocational college in the Russian-annexed peninsula Crimea, killing at least 17 people before killing himself, according to Russia's Investigative Committee. The committee said CCTV footage showed 18-year-old student Vladislav Roslyakov entering

India's junior foreign minister has announced his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment by a string of women, as the country's fledgling #MeToo movement gathers pace. "Since I have decided to seek justice in

Argentines are flocking venues dotted around Buenos Aires to watch the events of the Youth Olympics. Thirty-two sports have been on show, including fencing, wrestling, sport climbing and break dancing - all played in

Filmmaker: Bashar Ghannam Nearly seven years after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the British government apologised for handing over a Libyan dissident and his wife to Libya's intelligence in 2004, knowing that as an

BAGHDAD: Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient Mandaean faith, worshippers bathe themselves in the waters to purify their souls.But