(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian air strikes on Tuesday have killed 9 people in a rebel-held town in the northern province of Idlib, local activists said. The aerial attack hit the main marketplace of Ariha town, leaving 9 killed and 15 wounded, including 3 children in critical condition. On Monday,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least ten people have been killed in Russia's missile attack on the northern town of Salqin near Turkish borders, activists said Monday. Activists said the two vacuum missiles that fired into Idlib's key town were launched from a Russian warship based in the Mediterranean...

A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is expected to seek election early next year to the body that chooses Iran's supreme leader and is said to have the cautious blessing of the incumbent, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Registration opens on Thursday for the election that is likely...

Mohannad is a spy for Islamic State. He eavesdrops on chatter in the street markets of Mosul and reports back to his handlers when someone breaks the militant group's rules. One man he informed on this year – a street trader defying a ban on selling cigarettes – was fined and...