(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed Syrian forces on Wednesday have recaptured the borderline with Iraq from Daesh (ISIS) as heavy clashes enter the third week in the jihadist group's last major foothold.  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been attempting to take...

At least one person was killed and 21 others were injured in a car bombing in the opposition-held Azaz town in northern Syria on Wednesday, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency.  The explosion struck near a local hospital in the town, it said.  Rescuers...

Turkey will start an operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria in a "few days," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, a move that could further complicate relations with the United States. "We will start the operation to clear the east of the Euphrates from...

Japan on Wednesday selected the Chinese character for "disaster" as its "defining symbol" for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by deadly floods, earthquakes and storms. Japanese TV stations broadcast the annual announcement live, with Seihan Mori, master of the ancient Kiyomizu...