The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack in which a Tunisian ploughed a truck into a crowd in Nice, killing 84, prompting hard questions in France over security failures. In a statement via its Amaq news service, IS said one of its "soldiers" carried out Thursday...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- A huge fire broke out on Thursday has destroyed thousands of tonnes of cotton harvest in Ghwiran district in the northeastern province of Hasaka, state-run media and activists said. Local sources reported that a huge fire had broken out in the new...

 The Syrian military has extended a nationwide ceasefire that expired on Friday for another 72 hours, state media reported on Saturday. The military high command said in a statement "a regime of calm will be extended for a period of 72 hours from one o'clock on July 9". The Syrian...

A Syrian rebel alliance agreed to a three-day nationwide ceasefire announced by the Syrian army on Wednesday and the United States voiced hope a more significant truce could be achieved, though fighting and air attacks continued. The truce was the first to be declared across the whole country...