Syrian government forces and their allies shelled rebel-held areas in Damascus's eastern outskirts on Monday and clashed with insurgents in the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Mortar fire wounded nearly 20 people, some very seriously, around the town of Arbin in the Eastern...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Hassan Mohammad Shaayto, Mukhtar of the town of Ainata in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, died from a heart attack on Sunday after he won against his opponent Abdul Karim Harmoush. The elections were held in the Lebanese capital Beirut and the area of Bekaa...

Britain’s largest Islamic charity says it wants to “break down barriers” and portray Islam positively by launching a new advertising campaign which will slap the phrase “glory to Allah” on the side of London buses. The new campaign by Islamic Relief is, ostensibly, targeted at...

Syrian warplanes attacked Islamist militants near the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, both sides said, as the government tried to push back a insurgent advance in the area. Dozens of air strikes hit near the town of Khan Touman, which rebels took from forces loyal to the government and its...