(Zaman Al Wasl)- Sham Ali Safar, a 17-year-old Syrian refugee gril, has won the first place in the English Speech competition in Istanbul last week. Safar won a competition of 18 Turkish students who represent Istanbul's most respected schools.  Sham participated in a...

A US-backed force said Tuesday it was chasing Islamic State group jihadists in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants more than a week after their "caliphate" was declared defeated. The Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by warplanes of a US-led coalition, dislodged IS...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, just five days ahead of an April 9 Israeli general election, the premier's office said. Netanyahu has held a series of meetings with foreign leaders in the runup to the vote, helping him...

A choir of women underwent a fascinating evolution from singing for each other to performing for a large audience of other refugees in Berlin, who find solace in their mesmerising music. After years of civil war and millions of people fleeing Syria, in a small Berlin neighbourhood lies a...