(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes stepped up its aerial bombing on the northern countryside of Homs province, killing 5 civilians, local reporter said on Monday. The airstrikes have targeted towns of Teldo, Kafrlaha, Tel Zahab and al-Tybah. Two women were among the casualties. In...

An Italian journalist arrested in Turkey while researching refugees near the Syrian border has been freed after two weeks in detention, Italy's foreign ministry said Monday. Gabriele Del Grande, 34, was expected to arrive at Bologna airport in Italy Monday and be met by his parents and...

LafargeHolcim (LHN.S) Chief Executive Eric Olsen will leave the company in July, the world's largest cement maker said on Monday, in the wake of an investigation into allegations the company paid armed groups in Syria to keep a plant operating. The company admitted in March that its plant in...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted the resignations of his defense minister and army chief of staff on Monday, after more than 140 soldiers were killed last week in the deadliest ever Taliban attack on a military base, the president's office said. "Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi and...