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Syria has announced an increase in tourism. But why would anyone holiday in a war zone?

With more intrepid travellers eager to explore every inch of the globe, few places are left undiscovered. War zones, though, are generally off limits...

Syrian forces capture Islamic State-held town

A US-backed, Kurdish-led militia has driven Islamic State militants from a northern Syrian town where the extremists had once run a training camp named...

Activists say 42 prisoners killed in air strike on IS-run jail in Syria

An air strike targeting an Islamic State-run jail in eastern Syria has killed at least 42 prisoners, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human...

Syria denies chemical attack allegations

Syria has denied White House allegations that it may be preparing a new chemical attack, insisting again that it has never used such arms....

Supreme Court gives green light to Trump’s 90-day travel ban

The US Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travellers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders...

Man who attacked French police at Notre Dame shouted ‘This is for Syria’

The assailant who attacked Paris police with a hammer at Notre-Dame Cathedral, cried "This is for Syria" before being shot and wounded by officers...

Turkey’s Erdogan urges the US to reverse decision to arm Syrian Kurds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he hopes the United States will reverse its decision to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters perceived as terrorists...

Theresa May dismisses Boris Johnson’s Syria strike suggestion as ‘hypothetical’

Theresa May has dismissed as "hypothetical" a suggestion from Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson that it would be difficult to say No to supporting further...

Syria still has stockpile of chemical weapons, US defence secretary warns

Syria still possesses chemical weapons, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said as he warned against the banned munitions being used again. Speaking in Tel...

Turkish leader Erdogan says he is set to meet US President Trump in Washington

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is set to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington next month. NTV television quoted Mr Erdogan...

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