(The National- Hassan Hassan)- Zahran Alloush, the former leader of Jaish Al Islam who was killed by Russian air strikes on Friday evening near Damascus, was more widely mourned than any other opposition figure since the start of the Syrian conflict. He has also been condemned for having made...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels took a strategic hilltop in coastal Latakia province from regime forces and allied Hezbollah fighters on Saturday, activists said. Turkmen rebels were able to recaptured Tal Ghazala hill after days of being seized by regime troops. Meanwhile, clashes are...

The Palestinian interior ministry in Gaza accused Egyptian forces on Saturday of killing a mentally-ill Palestinian who had waded through the sea into Egypt's territory. The incident happened on Friday, Gaza's interior ministry said. Video broadcast by Al-Jazeera network showed the man walking...

Iraqi troops who have fought their way deep into the Islamic State stronghold of Ramadi were consolidating their positions on Friday ahead of a planned final assault to capture the city.Soldiers were clearing bombs from roads and homes in districts of Ramadi they had already taken since...