Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday swore in a new government following a reshuffle but retained Hani Mulki as prime minister, state television reported on Sunday. The second reshuffle since Mulki was appointed last May was intended to give him more scope for economic reforms and to tackle...

The Syrian regime army and allied militia clashed with rebels in Wadi Barada near Damascus on Sunday, threatening to disrupt planned repair works to a pumping station that supplies most of the capital's water, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army and the...

Shelling from Yemen has killed a Saudi soldier on the kingdom's southern border, the interior ministry said Sunday. A Border Guards post in Najran region came under attack from "intensive shelling" at 5:00 pm (1400 GMT) Saturday, killing a corporal, the ministry said. Army troops...

(Eqtsad)- The Syrian winter has increased displaced suffering in southern Daraa province who live in makeshift camp, amid blatant ignorance by opposition parties and humanitarian relief organizations, activists said Activist Qusay Horani said the regime blockade has isolated displaced from...