
The Bahraini opposition figures deplored the parliamentary elections held in the Persian Gulf country on Saturday as a complete sham and said that up to 92% of voters had boycotted the polls in some constituency, rejecting government reports of 67% turnout. In remarks released on Sunday, Hussain Al Daihi, the ...

Foreign-backed militant groups have launched a chemical attack against a neighborhood in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, injuring scores of people. The attack hit al-Khalidiya neighborhood in the government-held city on Saturday, foreign news agencies and state television reported, saying close to 50 people have been hospitalized. Doctors said ...