Russia launched a second rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome in the far east on Tuesday, as Moscow seeks to ease dependence on Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Marking another milestone after the inaugural liftoff last year, the Soyuz rocket carrying a weather satellite and other equipment...

 Bitcoin’s vertiginous ascent showed no signs of stopping on Monday, with the cryptocurrency soaring to another record high just a few percent away from $10,000 after gaining more than a fifth in value over the past three days alone. The digital currency has seen an eye-watering...

Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss confronting Iran and its Lebanese Shi‘ite ally Hezbollah, who the Arab allies say are interfering in their internal affairs. Regional tensions have risen between Sunni monarchy...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have pounded Douma city with cluster bombs on Sunday, leaving two people killed, local activists said as shelling on the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus have killed at least 70 people since Tuesday.    The regime army backed by...