On the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington in March, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a private meeting with Israel's energy minister, Yuval Steinitz. It was the highest level contact between Israel and Turkey since diplomatic relations broke down six years ago...

By Ethar Abdul Haq; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition figure, Issam Zaitoun, who his visit to Israel last Tuesday sparked anger of rebel factions, said he did not claim to be representing the Free Syrian Army. Zeitoun described himself as an independent opposition...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air strikes on the ISIS-held city of Tabqa northeastern Syria have killed 10 people on Sunday, local monitoring group said. 'Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently' said the victims were family members.

Libya's U.N.-backed unity government condemned an attack by a newly-formed militia group on eastern military forces close to key oil facilities, as clashes resumed on Sunday for a second day. Fighting erupted south of the coastal town of Ajdabiya on Saturday between military units loyal to...