(Reporting by Faris Al –Rifai; Translation by Dani Murad) (Zaman Alwasl)- Across the world, many countries seem to agree that a baby’s place is with its mother, but when a mother is put In prison, a little common sense and compassion is...

(AFP)- At least 27 Syrian regime forces have been killed in a jihadist assault on a military base in the northern province of Raqa, a monitoring group told Agence France-Presse on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 14 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq...

LABWEH, Lebanon (AP) — Militants from Syria who overran a Lebanese border town mostly withdrew back across the rugged hills separating the two countries as a cease-fire appeared to hold Thursday, allowing Lebanese troops to free seven fellow soldiers and ambulances to evacuate...

(Reuters) - Islamic State militants extended their gains in northern Iraq on Thursday, seizing more towns and strengthening a foothold near the Kurdish region in an offensive that has alarmed the Baghdad government and regional powers. The advance forced thousands of...