Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Alwasl)- Rebels have arrested a Syrian Christian family on Friday over allegations of cooperation with Russian Intelligence and holding a Russian citizenship in Idlib province,...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters identified as Islamist militants crossed into Lebanon from Syria on Saturday, triggering an exchange of fire with Lebanese villagers who forced them back across the border, Lebanese security sources and a villager said. The gun battle near the...

Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) President Barack Obama said Saturday that the US air strikes have "successfully destroyed arms and equipment" that terrorists with Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) could have used against the Kurdish regional capital of Irbil in Iraq. "We...

(Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents who seized Iraq's biggest dam in an offensive that has caused international consternation have brought in engineers for repairs, witnesses said on Saturday, as nervous Kurds stocked up on arms to defend their enclave nearby. The jihadi...