Syrian female activist Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji received the International Women of Courage award Friday in a ceremony at the U.S. State Department. Chourbaji, 34, was one of 10 women honored for risking their lives to protect others. After...
Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a supporter of the banned Muslim Brotherhood under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The interior ministry said in a statement on...
Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The prominent opposition figure Suhair Atassi quit her position as head of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU), the main aid and relief body of the National Coalition after two years of work to devote...
Al Qaeda's Syrian branch was left reeling on Friday after its military chief was killed in an apparent army air strike, adding to confusion over the future path of the most powerful group opposing both President Bashar al-Assad and Islamic State. Abu Humam al-Shami, who trained...
