Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked two hospitals out of service in the besieged rebel sector of Aleppo on Wednesday and ground forces intensified an assault in a battle which the United Nations said had made the city worse than a slaughterhouse. Two patients died in one of the hospitals and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl learnt that the international road between Homs and Tartus was cut for several hours on Tuesday, specifically at the village of Oum Haratin, a predominantly Shiite village, situated next to Homs’ refinery, forcing travelers in both directions to alternative...

When Palestinian fisherman Abu Mohammed came under pressure to become an informer for Israeli intelligence, the 45-year-old father of five took a radical decision - he quit fishing and became a builder. Working off the coast of Gaza, where Israel imposes restrictions preventing fishing boats...

Student protests against tuition fee hikes intensified Monday across South Africa with protesters burning a university residence and clashing with police. University of KwaZulu-Natal spokesman, Lesiba Seshoka confirmed in a statement that protesters had set fire to a reception area of a...