(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Saturday have killed 26 regime troops in a major attack in northern Idlib province, military sources said. Four villages were also taken by rebels from regime forces and allied Shiite militias east of Idlib city, such an advance...

A senior Iranian official has suggested in an interview with AFP that authorities may be more open than in the past in approving candidates for a looming parliamentary election. "We don't consider ourselves immune from criticism. We may also accept that mistakes have been made in the past,"...

Protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, ending a brief election lull and demanding the government make concessions a week after pro-democracy candidates won a landslide victory. Sunday's rallies follow skirmishes overnight between police and protesters, with tear gas...

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi officially handed his resignation letter to the parliament, a parliamentary source said on Saturday.   According to the source, who asked not to be named, the premier’s resignation letter has made its way to the parliament.  The...