A Yemeni intelligence officer was seriously wounded when his car exploded on Tuesday in the main southern city of Aden, a security official told AFP. The attack is the second in a week against an intelligence officer in Aden after suspected al-Qaeda gunmen killed...

Syrian regime government announced it will be offering Russian as a second foreign language in schools starting with the fifth grade. The new decision was posted on Syria’s ministry of education website. Fifth graders will have the choice between Russian and French as part of...

Infighting between Syrian rebels threatened a hospital in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, a source said, forcing doctors to hide patients as clashes flared between Islamists and members of the Free Syrian Army. "Doctors are working neutrally, treating both...