The powerful young prince behind modernizing reforms in Saudi Arabia presents himself as the champion of his nation's plugged-in youth, and his visit to Silicon Valley this week sought to bolster that image. The 31-year-old Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unabashedly pitched...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman al-Wasl)- Syrian regime forces banned many tens of displaced families who fled northeastern Syria to enter Damascus suburbs without obvious reasons, leaving them in a desert area in the eastern countryside of Damascus. The families mostly from Deir ez-Zor come...

U.S.-backed Syrian forces fought Islamic State militants on Thursday inside the city of Manbij for the first time since they laid siege to the militant stronghold near the Turkish border, a monitor said. The British-based Observatory for Human Rights said heavy clashes were taking place in...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- After four months of Zaman al-Wasl's  exclusive report about oil ties between French Lafarge Cement company and ISIS, the veteran Le Monde published Tuesday a report assuring the involvement of Lafarge based on Zaman al-Wasl documents despite...