TOKYO (AFP)-  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led a sombre ceremony Sunday as Japan marked the seventh anniversary of a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated its northeastern coast and left around 18,500 people dead or missing. The magnitude 9.0 quake - which...

BEIJING (AP)- China said Sunday that it will not initiate a trade war with the United States, but vowed to defend its national interests in the face of growing American protectionism. "There are no winners in a trade war, and it would bring disaster to our two countries as well as the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of the northwestern Syria have been suffering high fuel prices following the closure of a supply route between the town of Azaz and Afrin as the Turkish forces backed by Free Syrian Army launch major attack to seize Afrin region at the border.   As...

Qatar on Saturday filed a complaint with the UN Security Council regarding alleged violations of its airspace by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.   In a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the Dutch President of the UN Security Council, Karel Van...