(The Daily Star)- Relatives of nine Lebanese servicemen taken hostage by Daesh (ISIS) have completed DNA tests, local media reported Tuesday. Results of will be compared with unidentified bodies found by the Syrian army in an area liberated form Daesh control, said a source quoted by the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Monday's death toll of Syria's regime offensive on eastern Aleppo topped 100 amid initial reports of collective field executions for entire families. Such a savage killing comes as pro-regime areas celebrate Aleppo victory when about 80,000 people have been blockaded in a...

 France announced its first cyber-warfare army unit Monday, aimed at increasing the country's hacking skills as concerns grow in Europe and the United States about Russian capabilities. Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian likened the impact of hacking on warfare to the effect of the...

The Syrian regime army and its allies are in the "final stages" of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance that has pushed rebels to the brink of collapse in a shrinking enclave, a Syrian general said on Monday. A Reuters journalist in the government-held zone said the bombardment of rebel...