Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Former Assad regime official Samir Al Sheikh, director of notorious Adra prison and head of Syrian governorate after pro-democracy uprisings in 2011, detained in California

Morhej Al Jaramani was an important figure in an ongoing protest movement in Suweida province

Mohammad Baraa Katerji, one of Syria's richest men, was killed in a suspected Israeli air strike

Hezbollah-linked businessman was major player in Syria's lucrative war economy

One man was wounded as security forces fired at a protest in Suweida

Syrian military says one soldier killed in attack on Kfar Souseh, where it and Iranian allies have intelligence bases

Talks with Damascus could help Turkish leader ease domestic concerns

Sources say that Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguard Yasser Kranbish was targeted by Israel for his role in smuggling weapons from Syria

UN agency living 'hand to mouth', chief Philippe Lazzarini says after meeting in Amman

Violence against Turkish interests broke out in Ankara's zone of control this week

Anger against Ankara's policies rose as Syrian refugees came under renewed violence

Turkey is home to around three million Syrian refugees and also controls a buffer zone in northern Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister started the diplomatic move following an April meeting with Erdogan in Baghdad, sources say

People across Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Jordan face challenges coping with rising temperatures

The project will produce 18 million cubic metres of desalinated water a year at site near Aqaba