An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from villages around Mosul, their last major city stronghold in Iraq, with the air and ground support of the U.S.-led coalition. Howitzer and mortar fire started at 6:00...

(theguardian)- Saudi Arabia has raised $17.5bn (£14bn) from its first foray into the global bond markets as it seeks to repair the damage to its public finances caused by the collapse in the oil price since 2014. Strong investor demand meant the Middle Eastern kingdom raised more from the...

Reporting by Tareq Haj Bakri (Zaman Al Wasl)- Several students from Uqba Bin Nafi School entered hospital on Monday because of an assault by father of student Hisham al-Khateeb with a group of persons with white arms. The assault on the students caused severe bruises and one student was...

(Zaman Al Wasl TV)- Near the Syrian border line with occupied Golan Heights the Israeli sewage flows into dams in Quneitera province. This sewage system was prepared and build years before the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in complete coordination of the regime and its armed forces...