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Latakia: rebels kill 4 regime troops in Kabana hilltops

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 4 regime forces were killed and 7 more wounded in clashes with Syrian rebels on the Kabana battlefront in coastal Latakia province, field sources told Zaman al-Wasl Saturday. The strategic mountainous stronghold of Turkish-backed rebels has been under major...

Iraq forces retake key bridges from protesters: AFP

Iraqi security forces wrested back control on Saturday of three bridges in the heart of Baghdad that had been partially occupied by anti-government protesters in recent days, AFP correspondents said. They retook the Al-Sinek, Al-Shuhada and Al-Ahrar bridges over the River Tigris that link...

Hopes of young Lebanese to escape sectarianism put to test

Singer Tania Saleh grew up amid a civil war that robbed her of her childhood, of her friends and neighbors and of the Lebanon she so loved. For years, she has sung the pains of sectarian schisms. "You Lebanese have created 10 or 12 gods ... You divided me. You aggravated me. You parceled me...

Uncertainty, frustration as Span return to polls

For the fourth time in four years, Spaniards will cast ballots in a general election Sunday. Around 37 million Spanish citizens have been called to participate in a general election, just like April 28, Yet, this time around, a sense of cynicism has set in, especially among left-wing...