(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 60 regime troops killed and missed in clashes with the Islamic State east of Homs city as fierce clashes still underway at the enclave of Syrian desert, local reporter said Saturday. 13 Shiite fighters from al-Ridha Brigade were also killed in the clashes in...

The Syrian regime army and its allies recaptured an oilfield from Islamic State near the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday in further advances against the militants, state TV reported. Government forces also seized part of a main highway running from Deir al-Zor down to the city...

U.S.-backed militias and the Syrian army advanced in separate offensives against Islamic State in eastern Syria on Saturday, piling pressure on shrinking territory the group still holds in oil-rich areas near the Iraqi border. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed alliance...

Hurricane Irma menaced Cuba and the Bahamas on Friday as it drove toward Florida after lashing the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, killing 19 people and leaving a swathe of catastrophic destruction. Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a stark warning to residents to...