Mosques were allowed to remain open Friday in Pakistan, when Muslims gather for weekly prayers, even as the coronavirus pandemic spread and much of the country had shut down. Prime Minister Imran Khan is relying on restricting the size of congregations attending mosques and advice to stay...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces on Friday have pounded opposition areas in northern Idlib province with internationally banned weapons, rebel commander told Zaman al-Wasl. The attacks targeted and array of villages in the Jabal al-Zawiya region.  The regime forces...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two regime forces were killed and ten wounded on Thursday in Turkish artillery fire in northeastern Syria, activists said. The artillery barrage hit the village of Al-Abboush near the border town of Ras Al-Ayn after clashes erupted between Turkish-backed Syrian National...

Israeli police arrested the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs early Friday for allegedly violating an Israeli ban on Palestinian political activities in east Jerusalem. Fadi al-Hidmi was arrested at his home near the Mount of Olives. His office circulated surveillance camera...