Syrian war planes on Friday bombed Islamic State fighters trying to advance into the northeastern city of Hasaka in an offensive that is adding to the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad following recent defeats elsewhere. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which...

Oil group OPEC agreed to stick by its policy of unconstrained output for another six months on Friday, setting aside warnings of a second lurch lower in prices as some members such as Iran look to ramp up exports. Concluding a meeting with no apparent dissent, Saudi Arabian Oil...

(By Abu Abdullah al-Horani; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) The situation in Syrian south has been changed since the beginning of this year, started when infighting erupted in Yarmouk area south Daraa province between al-Qaeda local wing the Nusra Front and Yarmouk Martyrs, under claims the brigade...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Thursday for unity in the Muslim world in order to counter “oppression” from the West, on the anniversary of his predecessor’s death. In a speech marking 26 years since the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the...