Venezuela will increase fuel prices in June, the president said, putting a limit on state subsidies that for decades had allowed citizens to fill their gas tanks virtually for free. Although the country has huge oil reserves, production has collapsed and Venezuelans are facing dire...

Iraq has only 190,000 tons of rice available in its coffers for its food rationing program, the trade ministry said in a statement late Saturday. The country needs around 1-1.25 million tons of rice a year to support the program. In March, the trade ministry pleaded for money from the...

Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Beijing has long been infuriated by criticism from Western capitals, especially...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- An eye-witness and former detainee has revealed to Zaman al-Wasl the identity of Syrian militant who aided Security services in cracking down and arresting Syrian citizens in northern Aleppo province in 2011.   The Berlin-based Anwar Akram Sultan, who applied...