Human rights campaigners on Monday cautiously welcomed Saudi moves to abolish court-ordered floggings and end the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, but pointed out "loopholes" in the reforms. The changes underscore a push by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian air defense systems have intercepted an overnight Israeli missile attack near Damascus, state-run news agency said Monday. The pre-dawn attack was carried out from the Lebanese airspace, targeting several Iranian bastions near the capital, local activists said....

"More morphine!" Malak's mother cried, her 20-year-old daughter hospitalised after a marital dispute left her severely burned -- the latest victim of domestic violence exacerbated by confinement in Iraq. The nationwide lockdown since mid-March is meant to keep coronavirus cases down in the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two Syrian troops were killed and six more wounded in a blast bomb in the eastern province of Raqqa, activists said Thursday. The blast took place near the town of Ein Issa in the northern countryside of Raqqa.  Regime forces and allied fighters have come...