A Russian cargo ship allegedly bound for Syria sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria, leaving two crew members missing on Monday. Fourteen of the Ursa Major's crew were rescued from ...

THIS is the shocking moment a Christmas tree was torched in a town in Syria, fuelling fears of targeted attacks on Christians after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Footage showed the burning ...

Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to ...

Footage posted on social media shows the tree alight in Suqaylabiyah, near the city of Hama. It isn't clear who set it on fire, but the act led hundreds of demonstrators to take to the streets in ...

Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.

The burning of a Christmas tree by armed men in the Syrian city of Hama has caused concern among Christians. Many fear they ...

On December 16, the tanker Mercury lost propulsion due to a failure of its main engine, around 30 miles northeast of Simushir island in the Russia's fareastern Sakhalin region. A day earlier, the ...

While oil markets are traditionally very quiet over Christmas, China's bond sale has provided a bullish piece of news to ...

Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment ...

Syria’s weakened economy continues to suffer under heavy international sanctions, with the removal of U.S. and European Union ...

Reports circulating in the Turkish media suggest Asma al-Assad now wants to return to Britain for cancer treatment.

Assad, 49, fled to Russia with the dictator, 59, when the Assad regime was toppled by rebels in Syria earlier this month.