The so-called Syrian National Coalition, the Turkey-based group which is against the Syrian government, has appointed a new leader.
Egyptians are gearing up for yet another mass rally against the deposed Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohamed Morsi.
Al Alam’s exclusive clip shows the Syrian army’s cleanup operations in the flashpoint areas of Rif Dimashq Governorate.
Police in the western Turkish city of Istanbul have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters trying to rally in a park.
Video footage has surfaced online, showing radical Takfiri sheikh Ahmad al-Assir beating up a Lebanese abductee with his rifle.
Insurgents in Syria have launched missile attacks on two Shia cities near the northwestern city of Aleppo, Al Alam reported.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a former U.N. nuclear agency chief, will be named Egypt's interim prime minister later on Saturday, a presidency source says.
Senior Chinese official Meng Jianzhu has stressed the necessity of expanding cooperation with Iran in the field of counterterrorism and fighting drug trafficking.
Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada will be deported from Britain to Jordan to face allegations of plotting to carry out bomb attacks.
Head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam-Reza Jalali says Iran plans to stage cyber exercises in the near future.