Egypt's Defence Minister, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said he will run in the presidential elections due to take place by mid-April, Kuwaiti newspaper  Al-Seyassah  reported . In Thursday's edtion of the newspaper, Sisi said: "The decision has been made, and...

Rebels announced a new military campaign in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Thursday, a few days after government forces stepped up air attacks in a bid to recapture territory and drive residents out of opposition-held areas. The largest Syrian rebel coalition, known as the...

Assad’s forces offensive on the town of Azzara and the strategic hills surrounding it in Homs province has been continuing for the seventh day.    Activists reported using Napalm incendiary bombs in Azzara by regime army. Activists said that dozens...

Multiple explosions rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and sending plumes of smoke into the sky across the street from a major government building in a brazen reminder of the ability of insurgents to penetrate the heart of the capital. The deadliest of Wednesday's...