By Hassan Hassan (The  National)- Al Qaeda in Syria has faced – and survived – two upheavals since 2011. Today, the organisation might be facing its third major test, and the new development brings with it a fresh challenge for Syria. The first challenge was the dispute...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is not wary of big-spending Chinese clubs poaching his players amid reports that a lucrative offer from Far East has unsettled Premier League's joint-top scorer Diego Costa. Oscar and John Obi Mikel have already left Chelsea to join Chinese Super League sides in...

A Turkish cargo plane crashed into a village near Kyrgyzstan's main airport on Monday, killing at least 37 people and destroying houses after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said. A massive section of the aircraft's tail billowed smoke as rescuers worked in the village of...

Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man suspected of leading an Islamist militant cell which recruited volunteers to travel to Turkey for training by ISIS, the Interior Ministry said Monday. The man, who held Spanish residency, was detained in the northern city of San Sebastian and was...