Syrian forces have reportedly encircled a militant-held area on the Damascus outskirts, where the capital’s water supplies are located. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that the route between Wadi Barada, and the adjacent militant-controlled Qalamoun region, was cut on Thursday. SOHR Head Rami Abdel Rahman said ...
Bahraini authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on the electronic edition of the only independent daily in the Gulf Kingdom, Al-Wasat. The information ministry said in a statement that it has decided to allow the daily to use electronic media, after it had banned the daily on Monday from posting ...
