An explosion outside an office belonging to an al-Qaida-linked group in the country's northwestern on Friday killed at least 11 people and wounded several others, opposition activists said. The blast comes a week after members of the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Arabic for...

Algeria will hold a presidential election on April 18, the presidency said on Friday in a statement, but did not say whether veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika would seek a fifth term in office. Bouteflika “issued a presidential decree calling voters to the polls for a presidential...

The historical spring of Afqa in the ancient Palmyra city has revived again after almost 25 years of drought, Syrian State-run news agency reported. Archaeologist Mohamed Khaled Asaad told (SANA) that the spring was historically the cause of prosperity and the continuity of life in...

The #10YearChallenge and #GlowUpChallenge have gone viral on social media this week, with millions of people sharing current photos next to what they looked like a decade ago. While most of the craze has been for fun, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram users have also seized on the viral...