A Saudi Arabian court on Sunday sentenced five men to death for their involvement in a suicide attack on expatriate residential compounds in Riyadh in 2003, the state news agency reported. Another 37 people were sentenced to terms of three to 35 years for assisting the attacks...

Rivalry between jihadist groups fighting in Syria has sharply divided global militant ranks once loosely allied under Al-Qaeda, sparking infighting which experts say has hampered efforts to topple President Bashar al-Assad. And while senior leaders of Al-Qaeda were all but above...

Translation by Dani Murad| Deir al-Zor, Syria's richest oil province is witnessing a sharp tribal tension due to the imminent danger coming from the south of Hasakah province which is represented by ISIS after taking control of number of cities and towns in the...

Allegations that Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons in recent attacks gained traction on Sunday when France said it had "information" of toxic gases being used against opposition targets. The claim, by the French president, François Hollande , follows accusations by...