(BBC)- Millions of YouTube viewers have been captivated by the ' Syrian hero boy ' who manages to rescue a little girl while under gunfire. Now a group of Norwegian filmmakers have told BBC Trending they are behind it. They say it was filmed on location in Malta this summer with the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have recaptured on Friday two villages in Idlib province without any resistance by Islamist rebels, activists said. Local activists assured that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have gained the advantages of...

  (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...