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Lebanon wary of fighters returning from Syria

After the recapture of opposition-held Yabroud by the Syrian regime in March, Abu Mutassem left the rebel ranks and came back home to Lebanon - only to disappear again. He was among dozens of Lebanese  volunteers believed to have fought with the opposition-aligned...

West Baghdad suicide bomb kills four

A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a cafe in a predominantly-Shiite neighbourhood in west Baghdad on Sunday evening, killing at least four people, security and medical officials said. The evening attack struck inside the cafe in the Washash neighbourhood, a police...

Syrian troops, rebels agree on ceasefire ahead of Ramadan

Damascus, June 27 (IANS) Syrian troops and armed rebels in a central Syrian district have agreed on a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, media reported Friday. The truce in al-Waer district, the last remaining rebel-held area inside the city of Homs, has gone into...