DAMASCUS (Zaman Alwasl)- Local sources from the embattled neighborhood of al-Esali near Damascus said vigorous efforts had been made by Syrian regime to reach a cease-fire agreement amid objections by regimes backed militias. The cease-fire...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels and government forces have agreed to a truce in an opposition-held area near the central city of Homs, activists said Saturday. The cease-fire, which started on Friday, comes as troops loyal to President Bashar Assad are trying to seize as many...

(Reuters) - A militant Islamist leader in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula was shot dead on Friday by unknown assailants, security sources said, a few days before Egyptians vote for a new president. Egypt launched a wide-ranging campaign against militants in the Sinai after they...

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