BBC / Michael Steininger The BBC has been given rare access to IS's largest prison for detainees – Al Sina – which holds around 5,000 men As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging. The chaos…

Investors should look for opportunities in the unloved region of Europe, according to fund manager Sean Peche, who said the region has some “very attractively priced” companies. Europe has fallen out of favor, Ranmore Fund Management's Peche told CNBC's Silvia…

A group of US officers entered The capital of Syria for the first time in more than 10 years to seek information on American citizens who disappeared under the Assad regime, among other things. The team that visited Damascus included…

Here's what's happening on Friday, December 20: Fighting Police in Ukraine said they killed three people and injured three others in the northeast of Kharkiv in Ukraine. It added that more than 10 houses were destroyed in the attack. Ukraine…

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration's top official for the release of Americans held abroad, arrived in Damascus, Syria, on Friday for a high-risk mission: making the first known personal contact with the interim government and asking for help in finding…

US President-elect Donald Trump has been baking Canada like a maple-glazed ham in recent days. But amidst all the sizzling punchlines, some of the lesser-noticed messages may have more substance. The running gag about Canada being the 51st state is…

Ukraine's Zelensky appealed to both the European Union and the United States for unity ahead of Trump's return to the White House on Thursday, stressing that “European guarantees will not be enough for Ukraine” and the importance of securing a…