Two U.S. citizens, one British national and three Saudis held for months by Yemen's Houthi group were freed on Sunday and have arrived in Oman, U.S., British and Omani officials and Houthi sources said. Their release appeared to be a goodwill gesture ahead of talks between...

Rebel factions operating in the northern province of Aleppo have carried out Sunday the first car bomb against Ultra-hardline Islamic State group, leaving dozens killed and wounded, rebel commander said in statement. Khaled al-Hammad, General Secretary of Jabhat al-Asala and al-Tanmiya...

Yemen's Shiite rebels and officials at the airport in the country's capital, Sanaa, say six foreign hostages have been released after being held in the city for more than five months. The officials say the hostages are three Americans, two Saudis and a British national. They tell the AP that...

Russia's recent military deployment in Syria was confirmed last July when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad admitted his army's manpower shortage that stands behind the rapidly losses to favor of rebels, Western diplomats told Zaman al-Wasl.  The diplomats assured that Assad has...