(Zaman Al Wasl)- More than ten Kuwaiti Shiite investors have established construction and real-estate companies in regime-held areas since January, seeking to bolster the ailing Syrian economy, sources told Zaman al-Wasl.  The Kuwaiti investors are in direct contact with...

With Tokyo 2020 looming, Iranian sprinter Maryam Toosi has been desperately trying to come to the U.S. to pursue her Olympic Games dream, but is still trying to overcome one seemingly insurmountable hurdle — President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The 31-year-old, who shot to fame by...

Ibrahim Ali al-Jadari’s four teenage daughters lie at home on intravenous drips that will soon run out as they, like tens of thousands of other Yemenis, battle a seasonal surge of dengue fever. Mosquito-borne dengue is the latest challenge facing Yemenis who have endured almost five years...

The U.S. is planning to withdraw some 4,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Voice of America reported, citing Afghan officials. The withdrawal could start around three months from now under "a mutual understanding between the two allied nations,” said the U.S.-funded outlet, citing Dawa...