At least six children drowned on Friday in two separate incidents when their boats sank off Turkey while trying to make the risky crossing to Greece, state media reported. A first boat loaded with 55 Syrian and Afghan migrants sank in strong winds and high waves in the Aegean after...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Western-backed Syrian opposition group, the National Coalition, has formed  a new supreme military council that includes representatives of rebel groups fighting Bashar al-Assad in the war-torn country, according to statement issued Friday. The announcement of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Turkmen rebels have recaptured Burj Zahiyah mountain in Mount Turkmen late on Thursday after a fierce fighting with Syrian regime troops backed by Shiite militants near the Turkish border. Burj al Zahiyah, which based in the main stronghold of Turkmen minority...

  Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef set the tone on Monday of the 43rd International Emmy Awards as he paused to commemorate the recent victims of Islamic state group [IS] attacks around the world, al-Araby al-Jadeed's Arabic service has reported. Youssef became the first Arab to host the...