Hundreds of young men from Britain have joined the foreign-backed conflict in Syria, of whom "at least" four die each month, a report says.
Western nations have indicated to the Syrian opposition that next month peace talks may not lead to the removal of President Bashar al-Assad and that his Alawite minority will remain key in any transitional administration, opposition sources say.
Dozens of migrant construction workers in Qatar who worked for nearly a year without pay on a prestigious tower in Doha’s financial district are facing serious food shortages and need urgent government assistance, Amnesty International says.
Hamas resistance movement has officially notified acting Chief of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to join a national unity government with Fatah movement to prepare the ground for upcoming presidential and parliamentarian elections, Palestinians sources say.
Syrian government troops continue mop-up operations against foreign-sponsored militants on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus.
Extremist militants have posted photos of people they have beheaded in Syria’s Adra, located near capital Damascus.
Iran Air Defense Force has introduced a powerful new home-made radar system named Arash.
A new report suggests that number of foreign militants joining Syria war to topple the government may be up to 11,000 from 70 nations, most of them fighting for al-Qaeda.
A senior advisor to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the ground is prepared for a final deal on country’s nuclear energy program with the world powers.
Four rockets have hit the northeastern Lebanese city of Hermel wounding two soldiers and a civilian.