(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime bombing killed four civilians on Sunday in southern Daraa province, despite a deal brokered by Russia, regime's main foreign backer, to reduce fighting, local activists said. The ground and aerial bombardment struck towns of Alma, al-Ghariya in the eastern...

Israel's cabinet breathed new life on Sunday into efforts to anchor in law the country's status as a Jewish state, legislation Palestinians have described as an obstacle to peace. A ministerial committee approved a revised version of a bill first proposed in 2011 that declares the "State of...

Archaeologists and conservation experts are meeting in Cairo to discuss the safe transportation of King Tutankhamun's throne, chests and bed from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo to a new one being built on the other side of the city. Sunday's gathering brought together experts from...

The Syrian army seized control of the village of al-Zalakiyat north of Hama on Sunday amid a heavy bombardment, a war monitor reported, despite a deal brokered by Russia, Syria's main foreign backer, to reduce fighting. Violence has raged in the countryside north of Hama for over a month,...