(Zaman Al Wasl)- A massive influx by Syrian Christian families of the ancient town of Sadad, southeast Homs city, into government-held areas as ISIS make more gains after taking back the nearby town of Maheen days ago, local reporter said. Sadad, which is home to several ancient churches and...

 Truces between the Syrian government and rebels only benefit Damascus, the leader of one of the largest insurgent groups in the war said in comments broadcast on Saturday, in which he also criticized a recent opposition meeting as a "conspiracy." The remarks by Abu Mohamad al-Golani,...

Several thousand protesters, most of them members of Shiite paramilitary forces, gathered in central Baghdad Saturday to demand the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Iraq. Iraq says Turkey deployed troops and tanks to a base in the country's north last week without its permission, sparking a...

Saudi Arabian women voted for the first time on Saturday in local council elections and also stood as candidates, a step hailed by some activists in the Islamic patriarchy as a historic change, but by others as merely symbolic. "As a first step it is a great achievement. Now...