Tropical Storm Humberto lashed already devastated parts of the Bahamas with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, and forecasters said it was likely to become a hurricane before the end of the weekend. The storm is expected to leave the northwestern Bahamas later on Saturday and then...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Mohamed Sweidan, a displaced teacher, had no choice but to use the shade of the olive trees in the Idlib countryside to teach the children. Sweidan, 34, fleeing the regime bombardment  moved with his wife to an olive grove in the town of Atma on the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Artillery fire by the Syrian regime has damaged a hospital in northwestern province of Idlib, despite a ceasefire that had halted a fierce army offensive against the rebel stronghold two weeks ago, local activists said Friday. No casualties reported in the attack...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has selected long-time judiciary official Hamada al-Sawy as public prosecutor, judicial sources said on Thursday, the first such appointment since the constitution was amended earlier this year. Egyptians approved constitutional changes in April,...