United Nations-mediated talks to end more than a year of war in Yemen have adjourned and will reconvene in Kuwait on July 15 after the Muslim Eid holiday, the U.N. envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said on Wednesday. A shaky ceasefire coinciding with negotiations has paused fighting which...

Syrian rebels advanced into an Islamic State-held town at the border with Iraq on Wednesday, a rebel commander told Reuters, in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at cutting the jihadists' self-declared caliphate in two. The operation aiming to capture the eastern Syrian town of Al-Bukamal,...

Writing by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Besieged people of Gaza share Syrian refugees the suffering of siege that they have lived for years. Despite their small numbers those refugees experience a tragic situation during the holy month of Ramadan amidst...

Reporting by Oqab Malek; Translation by Rana  Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed source said Syrian regime air force leadership has decided to terminate Suhkoi 22 M3 from the Squadron 685 and will incorporate the rest of aircraft to Squadron Sukhoi 22 M2 in Squadron 54 in al-Dumeir...