DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will help oppressed people in the region, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday, days after Gulf Arab leaders met U.S. President Barack Obama and expressed concern about Iranian expansionism. Khamenei also denounced Saudi Arabia for its role leading a...

Hezbollah’s leader has claimed to have made significant progress in the ongoing clashes in the Qalamoun mountain range, but warned that the battles are far from being over.  Yet analysts claim the Lebanese group, currently fighting in Syria alongside the Syrian government, is attempting...

 The United States and its allies conducted six air strikes in Syria and 15 in Iraq since early Friday targeting ISIS militants, the Combined Joint Task Force carrying out the operations said Saturday. In Syria, air strikes using bomber and fighter aircraft hit near Al-Hasakah, the task...

Fighting between Islamic State militants and the Syrian army was reported on Saturday near an ancient citadel in the historic city of Palmyra, the target of a big offensive by the jihadist group that has raised concern for the U.N. world heritage site. The Syrian Observatory...