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Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends

 Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom. The move, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his...

South Africa committed to protecting refugees: minister

South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said Wednesday his country remains committed to protecting refugees. Gigaba said South Africa does not have a refugee problem and the numbers which reside in the country are manageable. He commemorated the World Refugee Day in...

Rebels kill senior army commander in Daraa

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Brigadier  general  killed by rebels when he was heading the southern Daraa province with his Battalion 242 on Tuesday as regime army sends huge reinforcement to border area with Jordan. Activists said rebels have ambushed Mazen Ahmed Barakat's...

Daraa: Regime forces, Hezbollah attack al-Lajat region

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by Hezbollah militia have pounded a border territory with Jordan, leaving dozen wounded, rebel commander told Zaman al-Wasl. The strategic region of al-Lajat, including the town of al-Masika, has been rocked by hundreds of artillery shells,...