In his short documentary, ' Youth  Holocaust', Syrian director Mustafa Abu Hasna focuses  on the emergence of extremism and its severe impacts  on the Syrian conflict. The film seeks  to refute the claim that extremism is caused by religious texts, a major problem...

CAIRO (AP) — A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years. Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just...

Until Wednesday, Syria's central bank governor Hazem Qarfoul was praised by the state-run media as an intelligent problem solver able to manage the  recent Syrian pound crisis.  However, by afternoon, soon after Bashar al-Assad issued a decree dismissing Qarfoul, the...

The recent sabotage at Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the country's Revolutionary Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly criticized due to its power. But with some of its leaders now considering vying for the presidency, the...