The Arab League on Sunday endorsed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's rejection of Israel's demand for recognition as a Jewish state, as U.S.-backed peace talks approach a deadline next month. The United States want Abbas to make the concession as part of efforts to reach a...

Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia  Airlines  jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday, as Vietnam reported a possible sighting of wreckage from the plane. International police...

Islamist rebels have targeted Bashar al-Assad’s hometown by Grad missiles,   Islam Army spokesman told Zaman Alwasl. Captain, Islam Alloush said that the main Islamic Front unit, Islam Army, had targeted six bases of Assad’s forces in Latakia city by Grad...

A group of nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months have been released and are on their way to Damascus via Lebanon. A Lebanese security source said the nuns had been taken to the Lebanese town of Arsal earlier in the week and were headed to Syria on Sunday...