Tunisian security forces arrested on Tuesday five people suspected of plotting a suicide bombing that shook a tourist resort and a foiled attack on the tomb of independence leader Habib Bourguiba. “The interior ministry’s specialized security units have managed in a short...

  After 3 days of continuous clashes and killing more than 25 civilians in al-Waer, neighborhood of Homs, a truce to take place between rebels and Assad army. Activists reported to Zaman Alwasl, the truce will be a sign of victory because the Army troops whose asked for...

  Al Arabiya TV’s reporter in the Syrian city of Aleppo Mohammad Saeed has been killed by unknown gunmen, the television network reported on Tuesday. Saeed was killed by a hooded man using a silenced gun in the Aleppo village of Hreitan, Syrian opposition activist said....

United Nations officials confirmed an outbreak of polio among children in Syria on Tuesday, lending urgency to plans for vaccination campaigns there and in nearby countries to try to halt the spread of the disease. Tests confirmed polio in 10 out of 22 children in Deir...