Anjana Sankar

Tens of thousands flock every year to hear noted writers and thinkers at the Kerala Literature Festival

Truce had been delayed over Hamas's list of hostages set to be freed on Sunday

Thousands remain stranded without a home, job, money or legal documents

Relocation cuts number of prisoners at detention site to all-time low of 15

Thousands of ISIS militants have been detained indefinitely in prisons guarded by the Syrian Democratic Forces

High-ranking Ukrainian delegation also visits Damascus as foreign governments seek engagement with new leadership

Attorney general orders investigation into Israeli leader's wife after claims made in TV programme

Israel forces patients and staff out of last functioning hospital in the north of the strip, which has been under siege for weeks

Israeli Defence Minister claimed Israel helped topple Syria's regime

The country's interim leader has been meeting in the Syrian capital with officials from the Middle East, US and EU

State Department officials will hold talks with interim government installed by HTS and seek information on missing journalist Austin Tice

Reem Al Salem praises the UAE for hosting the special rapporteur, noting that it demonstrated the country's 'openness to scrutiny'

Mountain of challenges awaits refugees and 7 million internally displaced Syrians if they head home

Israeli attacks have caused $74 million of damage to sector, according to World Bank

Countries scramble to establish contacts with new leadership amid hopes of a more stable future