Israel's anti-missile defence system intercepted four rockets fired from neighbouring Syria on Tuesday, the army said. "No hits on Israeli communities were identified," the army added in a WhatsApp message. Meanwhile, blasts were heard close to Damascus airport in the Syrian capital,...

In an area of northwestern Syria supposed to be free of acts of aggression, on Sunday at least nine civilians were killed and 10 injured in Russian airstrikes, a local civil defense agency said.   The Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on the villages of Bsakla, Uraynibah...

 When electricity was cut to Yemen’s capital four years ago after war broke out, Ebrahim al-Faqih saw a gap in the market and started selling solar panels. Faqih is part of a booming solar sector transforming lives and energy sustainability in Yemen, a poor country with scant rural...

Iraqis flooded the streets of the capital and southern cities on Sunday in a general strike that bolstered the weeks-long movement demanding a government overhaul. Sit-ins have become the go-to tactic for the rallies that erupted in early October in rage over corruption, a lack of jobs and...