(Zaman Al Wasl)- A woman and a child boy lost their lives Thursday in a motorbike explosion in the northern city of Idlib, local activists said.   The bike exploded near the main square of the city. Most of Idlib province and parts of neighboring Aleppo and Latakia...

The United States has confirmed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons in May, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, vowing a response. The Assad regime used chlorine on May 19 as part of its deadly offensive in the last rebel stronghold of Idlib,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five Palestinian militants loyal to Bashar al-Assad were killed and wounded by an improvised explosive device east of central Homs city, sources said Thursday. The explosion rocked a vehicle carrying Liwa al-Quds members, a pro-Assad regime militia, in the desert town...

Rival hashtags, angry videos and calls to march -- the war for Egyptian minds is raging online ahead of possible mass demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Encouraged by rare protests that erupted last week in Cairo and other Egyptian cities, Sisi opponents have bombarded...