( The New Arab )- There was a smell of death in Mosul's Old City when Ayman Hashem came back this week to see what happened to his home. His neighbourhood was unrecognisable.  "All that's left is rubble and the bodies of families trapped underneath," the 23-year-old said. He flipped...

A top officer aboard the U.S. Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his forces were wary of "tensions" and ready to strike allies of Syria's regime. The USS George H.W. Bush, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has been a leading part of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime backed by Iran and Shi'ite militias has stepped up its air and artillery bombardments on southern Daraa province despite the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fiter, leaving a family of 5 killed, local activists said Tuesday. A man and woman and...

Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from Daesh (ISIS) militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their "caliphate". U.S.-trained urban warfare units were...