Away from the frontlines, volunteers are helping in the war against President Bashar al-Assad by cooking, filling sandbags, collecting old tyres and digging trenches, aiming to help ward off his assault on northwestern Syria. It is part of the civilian effort to help defend the last major...

In the aftermath of dual attacks against law enforcement on Thursday in Tunis, residents are determined to not capitulate to fear or fall prey to divisions that could threaten the democratic process Tunisia has set in motion. It is 8:30am Friday on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the heart of the...

Nearly 100 combatants were killed on Friday in clashes between fighters loyal to Syria's regime, rebels and jihadists in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said. Starting at dawn on Friday morning -- and after bombing by the regime -- fighting in northern Hama province killed 51 government...

A new chemical weapons investigation team has started work on identifying the culprits behind alleged attacks in Syria, the head of the world's toxic arms watchdog said. Member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) agreed one year ago to give The...