Croatia went to the polls for a presidential vote Sunday that could weaken the ruling conservatives just as the country takes the helm of the European Union's rotating presidency. The pre-Christmas election, likely to be decided in a January 5 run-off, has evolved into a tight race between...

Key point: TOW missiles used by Syrian rebels blew holes through Russia's armored tanks. The interconnected conflicts raging across the Middle East today have amounted to a dreadful human catastrophe with spiraling global consequence. One of their lesser effects has been to deflate the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- For two weeks, the northern city of Atareb has held a volunteer campaign by the “Volunteer to Build” team, to support teachers and provide them with teaching aid and equipment, in the absence of governmental support. Teacher Bahija Akoush, coordinator of the...

 Air strikes killed 19 civilians Monday in Syria's last major opposition bastion, the site of the deadliest clashes between regime forces and armed groups since an August ceasefire came into force, a monitoring group said. More than 100 kilometres (60 miles) to the north, a...