Hadya Al Alawi

Highest-ranking officer to be arrested since the overthrow of the Assad regime has held many senior positions

Curfew imposed in parts of country after thousands protested against burning of Alawite shrine

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al Shibani calls on Tehran to respect Syria's sovereignty

Departure from Russian airbase in Latakia was 'not planned', Mr Al Assad says

Israeli ambassador to Paris to be summoned over incident, French Foreign Ministry says

More than 87,000 children have received a first dose of the vaccine, the UN says

Foreign Minister Israel Katz's comments come after Israeli forces killed nine in the occupied territory

Famine is likely to persist at the camp until October as escalating violence restricts humanitarian access

Senior official of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq tells The National there will be a response to attack south of Baghdad

One sticking point is an airbase in Erbil the US says it needs to fight ISIS in Syria

Data from Peace Now indicates that the almost 13-square-kilometre appropriation in the Jordan Valley is the largest land grab since the 1993 Oslo Accords

At least 497 educational staff were killed and 3,402 wounded since the start of the war

Jordan to host an international conference with Egypt and the UN next week on the humanitarian situation in the enclave

It is the largest number of hostages found alive since the war started, taking the total of rescued captives to seven

Food items are imported through Karam Abu Salem, the only entry point for deliveries to the enclave