Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki has warned of a "catastrophic" situation in his country, plagued by poverty and extremists, as he launches a new party a year after his election defeat. The 70-year-old neurologist applied to form the new grouping Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the...

The United States embassy in Tunisia has warned its citizens to avoid a major shopping mall in the capital Tunis on Sunday because of a reported threat of a potential militant attack there. Tunisia is under a state of emergency following a suicide bomb attack on a presidential...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Russian armed forces have not employed all their capability in Syria and may use "more military means" there if necessary, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Saturday. "We see how efficiently our pilots and intelligence agents coordinate their...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Many militias help the Syrian regime in its battles against rebels in the countryside of Latakia like National defense forces (NDF), Baath Brigades, its commander Hossam Khadra was killed in the Battle of al-Anfal in spring last year. Syrian...