Islamic State blew up a major prison complex in the central Syrian city of Palmyra on Saturday, according to a group monitoring the war, destroying an important symbol of government control in the jihadist-held city. The prison was empty of people at the time of the detonation, said Rami...

Heavy fighting erupted in southern Yemen near Aden airport on Friday when local militia attacked Shi'ite Houthi rebels in a push to drive them from the district, residents and fighters said. Saudi-led forces also made four air strikes on a military base near the airport, a source in the...

Translation by Yusra  Ahmed A Facebook page openly displays artifacts like old coins, mosaics, statuses, historical gemstones and jewellery like earrings and bracelets, besides old manuscripts seemingly genuine. It is difficult to check the genuinely of the displayed products and...

“Who’s there?” asked Dr. Mohammad Farhat, director of Hamid Farhat Hospital in the Bekaa Valley town of Majdal Anjar. “The sick lady died last night,” said a man on the phone. “Yeah, I know she died, what do you want me to do?” Farhat replied. “They have 90 percent [of...