(Zaman Al Wasl-Reuters)- The Syrian arm of al Qaeda attacked a Western-backed rebel group near Aleppo on Thursday, the rebel group and an organization monitoring the civil war said, threatening one of the few remaining pockets of the non-jihadist opposition,...

TOKYO (AP) — The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word from the Islamic State group holding them captive. "Government institutions are working...

  Saudi Arabia’s newly inaugurated King Salman bin Abdulaziz has issued a series of landmark orders that ushered in fresh new faces into state institutions and awarded financial support for many Saudis. And the king ordered a total of $30...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The United Revolutionary council in al-Hola region near Homscity demanded the National Coalition, Interim Government and Assistance Coordination unit helping them as Hola has been oppressed for ages....