(THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)- The front line that divides Aleppo is marked by sandbags and overturned vehicles and zigzags through the cobblestone streets of the Old City’s historic souk. Despite years of bombardment by the Syrian regime and rebel counterattacks, the line has barely moved....

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned home Tuesday from a trip to France where he underwent medical checks, his office said. Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013, weakening his mobility and forcing him to work from his residence in Zeralda, west of Algiers. The 79-year-old...

(Time)- Russia announced a major new air offensive in Syria on Tuesday as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. According to activists, between four and 10 people...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Almost 10,000 people have fled the ongoing clashes between the U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS in the northeastern Raqqa province to the border towns of Tal Abyad and Ayn Issa, said a military source from Thwar al-Raqqa Brigade. The source told Zaman...