U.S. Sen. James Lankford said Hosam Saraya was executed alongside his family members late last week. Lankford, who is part of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, said federal officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are looking for answers about what led to his death.

Man out on bail over human trafficking charges told police he was only travelling to Romania, but investigations revealed he had caught a flight to Syria without Maltese authorities’ permission • Paol

Austria is preparing to deport a Syrian man whose asylum status was revoked due to a criminal conviction, in what an EU official and rights groups say will be Europe's first forced deportation to ...

Syrian security forces are beginning to move into the restive province of Suwayda after days of communal fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed,the country’s interior ministry says.