Like most residents of Amran, a strategic gateway to Yemen's capital Sanaa, Mohammed al-Najri thought the capture of his city by Huthi rebels five years ago would not last long. But fighting quickly spread to most areas of the country, plunging the Arab world's most impoverished nation into...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Turkish war lord, who has been fighting along with the Syrian regime for over seven years, was wounded Saturday by an improvised explosive device in the coastal Latakia province, news feeds reported. Miraj Oral, or Ali Kayali, has escaped the death in the suspected...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 55 troops from coastal Latakia and Tartus provinces killed in June as regime forces wage major offensive to recapture northwestern Syria, pro-regime activists said. The death toll included 34 troops from Tartus and 21 more from Latakia, main stronghold...

UN Security Council on Friday urged warring factions in Libya to de-escalate tensions and agree to a ceasefire, and condemned an attack on a migrant detention center near the country's capital.  This is the first statement passed by the Council since fighting erupted in April. It also...