At least 56 inmates in Brazil have been killed and dozens remain at large following a prison riot over the weekend in the northern state of Amazonas, according to the authorities. A clash that broke out between two rival bands Sunday overnight at over-capacity Anisio Jobim complex in the...

Reporting by Abdulsalam Haj Bakri (Zaman Al Wasl)- The year of 2016 was the hardest on the coastal cities of Syria compared to previous years since the beginning of the Syrian revolution.  Difficulties varied from lack of security and wide spread of Shabiha mercenary groups who had done...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- By reading the deal signed between the Syrian opposition factions, Turkey, and Russia we can conclude that this agreement is at its core a political deal and not an agreement to a ceasefire. The aim of the agreement is for both sides to form a delegation to participate in the...

President Hassan Rouhani sought to reassure Iranians on Sunday that the government would work to protect market stability after the country's currency fell to a record low last week. "I am optimistic about the country's economic situation and ... I want to reassure our people that foreign...