Washington (CNN)The U.S. official spearheading the fight against ISIS threw cold water on the idea of a no-fly zone in Syria Thursday, despite several presidential candidates advocating for the move. Speaking with CNN's Elise Labott on his last day in office, Gen. John Allen, presidential envoy...

 The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed a twin bomb blast that killed 41 people in a southern Beirut stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah movement, in a statement posted online. The claim, which followed the usual format of IS official statements, said the first blast was caused by...

The nuclear deal reached between world powers and Iran could lead to better relations between Tehran and Washington if the United States apologized for past behavior, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying on Thursday. The pragmatist president, who championed the July 14...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed  (Zaman Al Wasl)- The last ophthalmologist has left Northern countryside of Homs to Turkey last month, leaving patients of injuries with sharp materials and wounds in eyes because of foreign bodies at risk of losing the activity of their eyes leading to blindness...