Russia said on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the United States to improve coordination between their military operations in Syria, where they are backing opposing sides of a civil war and launching air strikes. Russia's defense ministry said it was pushing Washington to help produce...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese Hezbollah militia formed a new militia under the name Zein al-Abedeen Brigade in the regime-held neighborhoods of Deir ez-Zor city, activist told Zaman al-Wasl. The founder of “Deir ez-Zor is Being Slaughtered Silently” campaign...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Nusra Front-led alliance on Saturday took Berna town in the southern countryside of Aleppo province, hours after seizing control of strategic Khalsa town, rebel source said. The powerful Conquest Army made more gains by taking Berna town after Khalsa and Zaitan, Ahmed...

 Egypt's former president Mohamed Mursi was handed another life sentence on Saturday, after a court found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets. Mursi, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, has already been sentenced in three other cases, including the death penalty for a...