(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia`s airstrikes on Saturday have killed 14 civilians in Deir Ezzor province as  regime army, Kurdish and Iraqi forces tighten noose on ISIS in eastern Syria, local activists said.    Ahmed Ramdan, from Furat Post, localmonitorng group based in Deir...

U.S.-backed militias said they came under attack on Saturday from Russian jets and Syrian government forces in Syria’s Deir al-Zor border province, a focus of an increasingly complex conflict. The strikes wounded six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to the...

( NPR )- A neat row of potted plants, all in bloom, greets visitors at the entrance of the Jassem family home in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Inside, decorative tassels dangle from the ceiling, with a golden-colored cloth is on display. Children play around foam mattresses resting on a clean-swept...

Countries need to quadruple spending to $150 billion a year to deliver universal safe water and sanitation, helping to reduce childhood disease and deaths while boosting economic growth, said the World Bank. Investments should be better coordinated and targeted to ensure services reach the...