The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France's over three-week transport strike against pension reforms, as the stalemate showed little sign of relenting. Deputy Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari accused the...

The head of a hardline French trade union on Friday vowed to press on with a crippling strike that has dampened the festive season, with the stoppages becoming the longest-lasting such action since the 1980s. The strike against pension reforms championed by President Emmanuel Macron began...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian Military Intelligence has transferred 34 former rebels to Sednaya military prison near the capital, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday.   Most of the detainees are originally from the village of al-Thyabiya south of Damascus who agreed on the...

An armed drone targeted the home of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday, hours after his supporters deployed in Baghdad in response to an attack that left 17 protesters dead. The developments marked a worrying turn for the anti-government protests rocking Iraq since October, the...