The Syrian army, backed by Russian air strikes, captured a rebel stronghold in the northern province of Aleppo Sunday, driving out the Islamists, a monitoring group said. State news agency SANA also said that army units and other pro-government forces had seized control of Khan Tuman and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian air strikes on northern Idlib city have killed 43 people, rescue workers and residents said on Sunday. They said at least six strikes had hit a busy market place in the heart of the city, several government buildings and residential areas. Rescue workers said...

Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki has warned of a "catastrophic" situation in his country, plagued by poverty and extremists, as he launches a new party a year after his election defeat. The 70-year-old neurologist applied to form the new grouping Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the...

Pope Francis welcomed a U.N.-backed road map to end the Syrian war Sunday, and said recent efforts to establish a national unity government in Libya sparked hopes for an end to a political deadlock which has allowed extremists and people-smugglers to flourish. "I am moved to turn my thoughts to...