Voices of  construction  workers and the noise from their  tools  used to ring out in Gaza's streets. Now hulks of unfinished buildings stand in eerie silence, and the idle builders are left to worry how to make ends meet. An Egyptian-Israeli blockade on the...

As Syria's war nears the start of its fourth year,  Iran has stepped up support on the ground for President Bashar al-Assad, providing elite teams to gather intelligence and train troops, sources with knowledge of military movements say. This further backing from Tehran,...

The political command of Syrian National Coalition Thursday issued a warnin g to all 44-quitted members over Geneva II participation  on January 21,  to return or to send their resignations in a maximum period of 48 hours, according to Zaman Alwasl....

  Ukraine's presidency said on Friday a deal had been reached at all-night talks on resolving the country's crisis after 75 people were killed in two days of the worst violence since Soviet times. But the opposition did not immediately confirm agreement had been reached and...