Islamic State fighters have been fleeing the Syrian city of Manbij with their families as U.S.-backed groups advance to within 6 km (4 miles) in an attack that has killed more than 150 jihadists, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed forces said. Sharfan Darwish, spokesman for the Manbij Military...

Writing by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- An ex-detainee in Saydnaya Prison recounts his suffering during his journey to receive treatment while being detained in the prison. The suffering started with the drive along with other detained patients in a vehicle with...

More than 20 European and Asian-owned supertankers are shipping Iranian crude oil, data seen by Reuters shows, allowing Tehran to ramp up exports much faster than market analysts had expected following the lifting of Western sanctions in January. Iran had been struggling as recently as April...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Exclusive)- Zaman al-Wasl has obtained the Islamic State's registration data of the alleged French jihadi network that has gone on trial for engaging in terrorist activity as French police say the network was groomed one of the November 13 Paris attackers  The seven men,...