Unnamed Americans have contacted Iran for a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in Iran on spying charges, for other unspecified detainees, according to a senior Iranian official quoted on Sunday. "Some Americans contact us sometimes,...

The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with all sides in the conflict to help bring about a peaceful resolution. SNC president Khaled Khoja will be in China from Tuesday to Friday will meet Chinese...

A Syrian insurgent group said Sunday it was pulling out of a coalition of Islamist factions operating in the northwest of the country, in order to redeploy around Aleppo where pro-government forces have intensified assaults in recent months. Since Russia's intervention in the Syria conflict...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl- Eqtsad)- The Turkish government offers huge area of agricultural land for investment and provides benefits and donations to investors as well. Eqtsad, Fellow Zaman Al Wasl's newspaper,  has interviewed Tammam Baroudi Vice-President of the...