(Zaman Al Wasl)- Tensions raised between the powerful PYD militia and regime forces in the northeastern city of Hasaka when the Kurdish forces banned regime troops from passing to their checkpoints in the city suburbs, local activists said Sunday.   The move followed the arrest of...

Kuwait's top court Sunday sentenced two serving opposition lawmakers and six former legislators to 42 months in jail after convicting them of storming parliament and assaulting police in 2011. The Supreme Court sentenced five opposition activists to the same term for the same offences,...

Israel's Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the demolition of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a lawyer for residents said Friday, following growing international concerns over the move. The temporary injunction issued Thursday night stops the Israeli...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S.-backed Syrian forces pressed new gains against Daesh in northeastern Hasaka province, taking two villages, local activists said Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) backed the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have seized the villages of Qabr Taha and...