(Al Jazeera)-  In Syria, the besieged town of Douma, 10km northeast of Damascus, has been under intense regime and Russian shelling for the past few weeks. One resident, Osama Nasser, describes what it is like to live there: It usually begins in the morning, at around 8am, and lasts all...

 The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed a twin bomb blast that killed 41 people in a southern Beirut stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah movement, in a statement posted online. The claim, which followed the usual format of IS official statements, said the first blast was caused by...

(Reuters)- The head of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force on Wednesday dismissed charges that Arab coalition air power caused regular civilian casualties in Yemen's war, saying warplanes used precision weapons and raids needed multiple approvals. Amnesty International has...

(Al Arabiya)- Palestinian artist Noel Kharman added her own twist to Adele’s new hit single “Hello” by working a classic Arabic song by Lebanese diva Fairouz, garnering lots of praise on social media. British singer Adele returned to the spotlight with her single “Hello,”...