(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by allied militias have launched a major offensive on southern suburbs of Damascus, pressing a campaign against rebels posing one of the biggest remaining threats to the capital, activists said Tuesday. Activist Abu Hamza...

(Reuters) - The head of Israel's election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress, in which he will warn of the threat from Iran's nuclear programme. The speech has caused...

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(Reuters) - A bomb detonated by remote control rocked an area near a Turkish police checkpoint close to the Syrian border on Friday, wounding three people, security sources said, the latest in a series of bombings to hit Turkey this year. The sources told Reuters the...