Qatar’s first ever independently operated satellite, Eshail 1 , is slated to  has launched into space tonight at 11:30 pm Doha time, from the European Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana. The satellite was taken into space by...

More than two years into Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad is settling his bills for Russian arms orders through the Russian banking system to try to shore up ties with his most powerful ally, according to a Russian arms industry source. The payments, which have increased in...

As the world argues over how to prevent more civilian deaths in  Syria , UNESCO warned on Thursday that a rich cultural heritage was being devastated by the conflict now in its third year. Clashes have damaged historical sites and buildings throughout the country, from Aleppo's...

 Assad's forces have removed several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, possibly to protect the weapons from a Western attack, opposition sources said on Thursday. The move from the position in the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, one of Syria's...