Translation by Dani Murad (Zaman Alwasl)- One of the tactics used by Bashar al-Assad against the Syrian revolution is to increase estrangement between the Syrian people using purely sectarian motives, by deepening the feeling of “them” and “us”, a reminder of the destruction of...

(Reuters) - Israel said Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza on Tuesday in violation of a truce, attacks that swiftly drew air strikes and the recall of Israeli negotiators from talks in Cairo on a long-term ceasefire. Three rockets struck southern Israel ,...

(Reporting by Faris Al Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) (Zaman Alwasl)- Naser al-Noqqari, a Syrian opposition figure from Alawite sect was subject to abduction and attempt of assassination two weeks ago, by people he described as “an Assad's...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ridiculed at first, the new power which has seized a third of Iraq and triggered the first American air strikes since the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2011 – has carved itself a powerful and possibly lasting presence in the Middle East. The...