(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Saturday thwarted an attack by regime's armed forces on the eastern region of Qalamoun Mountains, pressing slow advances in the desert area of historic Palmyra city east Homs, activists said. Backed by Islamist...

(Reuters) - With Lebanon's most powerful political parties funded and often directed by regional powers, the country has for decades been affected by events in the Middle East. But extraordinary chaos is exploding around the tiny Mediterranean state and Lebanon's leaders...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed   (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria said al-Nusra Front and other Islamist groups are apostate groups, rejecting a proposed truce by foreign jihadist to halt...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels, in video posted online, said they had taken control of the communication networks of two powerful army divisions in Daraa province. Daraa rebels, who made rapid advance in Sheikh Meskin town, say they have seized...