The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn has been delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition official blaming Iran and its Shiite militias allied to President Bashar Assad for the hold-up. A ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia, Assad's most powerful ally,...

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a suicide bombing at a Cairo church two days earlier that killed 25 people, highlighting a new escalation of violence in Egypt against civilians and Christians in particular. In a statement circulated online, it said the bomber had...

(The Telegraph)- After four long and bloody years and countless lives, the battle for the beleaguered city of Aleppo appeared to finally be over on Tuesday. The rebels, who had fought fiercely for Syria’s second city since seizing control in 2012, in the end agreed to surrender in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A huge number of rebels who surrendered themselves to Assad forces and supporting militias are affiliated with the Air Force Security branch in Aleppo which is led by M.General Adeeb Salameh, well informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The sources indicated that the...