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An umbrella group of Syrian Islamist rebels has claimed responsibility for two bombings in Damascus Saturday that killed more than 70 people.

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad questioned US actions in Syria, calling American troops deploying to the country “invaders” because he hadn’t given permission for them to enter the country.

Twin blasts Saturday in Damascus, Syria, killed at least 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims and wounded 120 more, according to Iraq’s Foreign Ministry.

Syria’s children are overwhelmingly suffering “toxic stress” from the country’s brutal civil war, with possible long-term effects on their psychological and physical health, a report concludes.

Police in Saudi Arabia have detained a woman who was featured in a social media video wearing a miniskirt and a crop-top as she strolled through a Saudi city, according … Read More

The European Union’s highest court maintained its position that Hamas is a terrorist organization after defying calls for the Palestinian Islamist group to be removed from Europe’s blacklist.

As Qatar faces the deadline of an ultimatum by its neighbors to comply with their list of sweeping demands, there is an atmosphere of defiance and patriotism in the capital … Read More

Qatar’s foreign minister has delivered an official response to a list of demands from the Saudi-led bloc ahead of a Wednesday deadline.

The United Arab Emirates has denied a Washington Post report that claims the country orchestrated a hack of Qatari state news and social media websites in May, an incident that … Read More

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have broken diplomatic relations with Qatar over what they say is the country’s support of terrorism.