The decision came as US President Donald Trump ramps up military presence in the Middle East as tensions mount with Iran.

The US military has begun to transfer up to 7000 Islamic State (IS) group detainees held in prisons in Syria to Iraq, which ...

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.

The BBC’s Chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet speaks to Hind Kabawat, Syria’s Minister for Social Affairs and Labour. and the only female minister in the transitional government.

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The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven ...

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Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, and her husband, the former president Bill Clinton, have agreed to testify ...

The BBC World Service has launched a temporary emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran in response to the ongoing turmoil in the country, and the unprecedented crackdown on protests.

Ifatwa ry’uyu mugabo ryahuriranye n’umunsi w’isabukuru ye y’imyaka 66, kandi rije nyuma y’uko polisi ivuze ko yarimo ikora ...

The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.

Aleem Maqbool speaks to Dame Sarah Mulally, shortly before being confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury. She's the first woman ...