(Zaman Al Wasl)- A humanitarian aid convoy entered al-Houla region in the central province of Homs, carrying food and medical aid for 14,200 people in need for the third time this year, activists and U.N. aid agency said. The convoy contained life-saving aid including food, medical supplies and...

Islamic State claimed responsibility for stabbing an elderly Hindu businessman to death in Bangladesh, monitoring service SITE said on Wednesday, in what would be the second killing by the militant group in the country in less than a week. The Muslim-majority South Asian nation has witnessed a...

U.S.-backed Syrian militias are not preparing an assault on ISIS' de facto Syrian capital of Raqqa at present, a militia spokesman said, indicating the limited scope of a new offensive in nearby areas where fighting raged on Wednesday. Movements by the fighters in the U.S.-backed Syria...

Writing by Abdul Monem Halabi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- A significant difference in the exchange rate of the U.S dollar against the Syrian pound has been remarked in besieged areas, where the Lira seems to be in better value. There are many reasons behind the better value of the...