Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah was the subject of mocking at a Lebanese television program this week, raising anger among his supporters who protested against the show. His supporters took to the streets on Friday, burning tires and blocking roads in several parts of Lebanon. It...

Behind a veil of secrecy, at least 30 journalists have been kidnapped or have disappeared in Syria — held and threatened with death by extremists or taken captive by gangs seeking ransom. The widespread seizure of journalists is unprecedented, and has been largely unreported by news...

Throughout the bloody Syrian conflict, the ruling regime of President   Bashar Assad   has derided the armed opposition for its reliance on foreign fighters, usually seasoned militants that come from the battlefields of   Chechnya ,   Pakistan ,...

Most known satirist in Syria’s revolution has been abducted by the Islamic rebels in Aleppo, activists said.   Abdul-Wahhab al-Mula, media activist and artist who worked for Aleppo Media Center (AMC)   was kidnapped with his colleagues in Aleppo rebel-held...