By Ammar al-Bakkour (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian resistance launched major offensive this week to break siege of the eastern Aleppo where about 250,000 people are under severe siege. Syrian regime forces backed by allied militias recaptured territory they lost to rebels in the battleground city on...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Many killing crimes happened within short time in southern Sweida city, have sparked fears among people of the predominantly Druze province about the disastrous effects of wide spread of arms in hands of criminals and gangs with intentional ignorance...

A leading Arab think-tank has hit back at what it has called "far-fetched assumptions" in the British media over its organising of a conference studying the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies  has rejected insinuations...

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has denied any family tie with the prime minister he has just nominated following criticism that the two were related by marriage. The 90-year-old leader said Youssef Chahed "is not a member of my family." Sections of the media and opposition members have...