(AFP)- By joining US-led strikes in Syria, Gulf Arab monarchies are hoping to eliminate the threat to their authority from Islamic State jihadists and push the regime in Damascus out of power. But their plan is not without serious risks, analysts warn. Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-   The Lebanese army said one person was killed and two wounded during a search for suspected militants at refugee camps near the border with Syria , and security sources said the number detained in the past two weeks had reached about 450, Reuters...

Reporting by Maher Radhwan, Writing to Zaman English by Dani Murad HOMS (Zaman Al Wasl)- As the bitter conflict in Syria continues, we weren’t surprised when it came to our knowledge that in addition to the bread crisis for two weeks in...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Asiya Ummi Abdullah doesn't share the view that the Islamic State group rules over a terrorist dystopia and she isn't scared by the American bombs falling on Raqqa, its power center in Syria. As far as she's concerned, it's the ideal place to raise a family. In...