Syrian government forces are nearing the last major town held by Daesh (ISIS) in Homs province, part of their multi-pronged advance towards the extremist group's strongholds in the east of the country, a military source said on Thursday. The source said combat operations would accelerate...

 Israel overnight removed all security infrastructure it had put in place this month at Muslim entrances to the Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, stepping up its efforts to diffuse political and religious tension. The government had already dismantled metal detectors it...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Police chief in rebel-held Aleppo confirmed the start of the training of women cadres police to deal with women and methods of inspection and all that is related to women commensurate with the values and customs of society. Brigadier Adeeb al-Shalaf   told Zaman...

( The New Arab )- Noor was studying architectural engineering at the University of Mosul when, on her daily commute from her home in Qaraqosh, a man stopped all the buses on the road, flailing his arms and screaming in distress.  It was May 2, 2010, and the subsequent explosion tore...