Egypt's Court of Cassation overturned on Tuesday a life sentence against deposed President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around accusations of espionage with Palestinian group Hamas. The court last week overturned a death sentence...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)-  Four civilians have been killed in the besieged al Waer neighborhood of Homs city as regime forces wage major attack on the last stronghold for rebels in the central province, Homs Media Center said Monday. The ongoing offensive that begun six days ago has left 17...

Iraq's foreign minister said on Monday that the fight to wrest back control of Mosul from ISIS was making progress, citing what he called better-than-expected cohesion within Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari said it was difficult to predict how long the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime's aerial bombing on central Homs province has halted the delivery of U.N. aid to the besieged Rastan town and neighboring villages, local a activists said Monday. Syrian rebels, in response to Waer bombing, have pounded the predominantly Alawite district of...