Ten suspected cartel gunmen and four police were killed during a shootout on Saturday in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, days after U.S. President Donald Trump raised bilateral tensions by saying he would designate the gangs as terrorists. The government of the northern state of...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Photos)- The construction of Russia’s new air base in northeastern Qamishli province is underway as nine hangars have been built so far, according to  satellite images . First group of Russia’s helicopters arrived at the northern Qamishli airport on November...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Saturday have killed 26 regime troops in a major attack in northern Idlib province, military sources said. Four villages were also taken by rebels from regime forces and allied Shiite militias east of Idlib city, such an advance...

A senior Iranian official has suggested in an interview with AFP that authorities may be more open than in the past in approving candidates for a looming parliamentary election. "We don't consider ourselves immune from criticism. We may also accept that mistakes have been made in the past,"...