Iraqi forces retook a key town from the Islamic State group Monday, a crucial objective on the southern front of the offensive to wrest back the city of Mosul. Federal police, army and elite interior ministry forces established full control over Hamam al-Alil, the last town of note on the...

(Zaman AL Wasl)- The regime’s ِair-forces brigade 24 has been defeated in Deir Ezzor, which pushed the regime to support it with two MIG-21 warplanes brought from Hama Military airport last week, sources reported to Zaman al-Wasl. A well informed source inside the regime Air-forces...

German prosecutors said Monday they have launched a preliminary investigation after receiving a complaint alleging that top Facebook bosses including founder Mark Zuckerberg are condoning hate speech on the online social network. "A complaint has been filed by a lawyer that accuses, among...

Floods have killed 15 people in central Vietnam after a week of torrential rains. Downpours across 10 provinces have submerged 41,000 houses and 12,000 hectares of farmland, the government’s Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention reported Monday. Six people are also...