Syrian regime army backed by National Defense militia (NDF)l has aunched a major assault early Saturday on Sansil and Jawalak frontlines north of Homs city. A fierce fighting reported on the strategic districts in the northern countryside of Homs, activists told Zaman al Wasl. The northern...

Huge crowds of black-clad Shiite faithful massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday, crying and beating their chests to commemorate the prophet's grandson, who died in the seventh century. The holy day of Ashura was marred by attacks in Pakistan and Bangladesh but got under...

On Oct. 18, Egypt began the first phase of parliamentary elections, but many voters shunned the balloting and turnout is estimated at a measly 15 percent . Most Egyptians seem to have decided that the election results are a foregone conclusion, with a new parliament that will kowtow to...

Zaina Erhaim, the Syrian recipient of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, said Thursday she hopes her work can convey "the human side" of the horrific conflict. "I'm not a war zone reporter. I wouldn't be there if it was not my home country," she said ahead of...