Lebanon’s top politicians made their first joint appearance since massive anti-government protests erupted last month, attending a military parade as the country marked 76 years of self-rule on Friday. Protesters staged their own celebrations to mark a first year of “real independence”....

A fractured spine, paralysed leg, hole in the back: Hamza took to the streets of Iraq's capital to demand a better life but now he has even less than ever. "This is my sacrifice for Iraq," said the 16-year-old, his strained voice barely audible over the phone in Baghdad. "If I...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian National Army on Thursday destroyed an Iranian site including weapons depot south of Aleppo, killing 4 militants, military sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Turkish-backed forces launched a Grad missile attack on the site near the town of al-Hadher in the...

Abu Mahmoud thought he and his family had found relative safety from Syria's war, but then rocket fire pounded their camp in the night, killing 16 civilians. On Thursday morning, his brother's tent lay in cinders amid the neat rows of white dwellings of the Qah camp for the displaced near...