(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish-backed forces have clashed with Kurdish YPG militia near the town of Ayn Issa in northeastern Syria despite a Russian-brokered deal to withdraw from the planned ‘Safe Zone’, local activists said Friday. The artillery of the Syrian National Army has...

Celebrations have erupted in Iraq’s Tahrir Square, where anti-government protesters have been camped out for nearly two months following an announcement by the Iraqi premier that he would be resigning. The square in central Baghdad has been the epicenter of protests that began Oct. 17...

Even among hardliners in Iran, there seems to be an acknowledgment of one fact after widespread protests, violence and a security force crackdown following a spike in government-set gasoline prices: This will not be the last time demonstrators come out on the street. As Iran struggles...

Yemen's Houthi movement said it shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near the border with Saudi Arabia Friday, killing its two pilots. "A Saudi Apache helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile... and its two pilots were killed as it was completely burned," the group's military...