The speaker of parliament on Monday described Lebanon as a sinking ship at risk going under completely, underlining the depth of crisis in a country hamstrung by political deadlock and facing the worst economic strains since the 1975-90 civil war. Banks, which have been seeking to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- During the past two weeks, the Syrian regime's military intelligence moved dozens of the southern Damascus detainees to nortotious Sednaya Military Prison on charges of terrorism. A well-informed source said that most of the detainees transferred to Sednaya prison were...

Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the year-end world number one for the fifth time after the ATP released its season-closing rankings Monday. The Spaniard did not make it beyond the group stage of last week's ATP Finals in London but Novak Djokovic's failure to reach the semi-finals meant Nadal...

Hong Kong police laid siege to a university on Monday, firing rubber bullets and tear gas to pin back anti-government protesters armed with petrol bombs and other homemade weapons from fleeing amid fears of a bloody crackdown. Dozens, choking on the tear gas, tried to leave the Polytechnic...