(Zaman Al Wasl)- Abo Jaafar al-Homsi, one of the most prominent commanders in Syria, lost his life on Thursday when he drowned in the border village of Darkoush in Idlib province, activists reported, saying the death happened in mysterious circumstances. Activists mourned Abu Ja'far, the...

Any mistake in a planned U.S.-backed operation to drive Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul could result in hundreds of thousands of refugees, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday. Turkey is locked in an escalating row with Iraq over who should take part in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- One person died on Thursday in the Yarmouk Refugee Camp south of Damascus as the Syrian regime and the Palestinian militias from one side and by the Islamic State forces keep the camp blockaded. An informed source said to Zaman al-Wasl that Mohammad Khalid, an elderly man,...

Samsung Electronics on Thursday offered financial incentives for U.S. and South Korea customers who exchange Note 7s for other products or refund them, as the tech giant scrambles to shore up its reputation in the wake of a damaging safety crisis. The consumer electronics company is also...