(Zaman Al Wasl)- Prices of food products rocked varying between areas after local framers have put their produce on the market and some merchandise has entered from northern Iraq province, following the opening of al-Aliya crossing point on the Tigris river, whereas the prices of meals and...

The Islamic State militants have abducted some 900 Kurds in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo over the past three weeks amid fierce fighting for control of a nearby IS stronghold, a Kurdish official and Syrian activists said Friday. The abductions began shortly after the predominantly...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Defense Ministers of Russia, Iran and the Syrian regime to meet in Tehran this week to discuss the latest situation on ground and to make deals for arms and aerial ammunition, military source told Zaman al-Wasl. Sources said senior military figures...

Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday. The prediction of such a vast humanitarian emergency creates...