(BBC)- An Iraqi paramilitary force says it has seized a key road west of Mosul, effectively encircling the city controlled by so-called Islamic State. The Popular Mobilisation (Hashd al-Shaabi) declared it had taken control of the road between Tal Afar and Sinjar after linking up with...

After campaigning for a 40-team World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is now leaning toward an even bigger expansion to 48. "I like 48 because it gives a particular flavor, but I'm still really torn," Infantino said Wednesday after meetings outside Paris. Infantino said he is also...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- More than 35 fires have broken out in forests of the coastal Latakia and Tartus provinces since Saturday, and dozens are still on till writing the news. And between an hour and another, another fire starts, as the dry weather helped in spreading fire. Fire brigade in Latakia,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Ahmed al-Darbo, 38-year-old, is preparing himself with 7 members of his family to leave Qamishli, Northern of Hasaka to Turkey, via a long illegal route at a cost of $2000, amid unprecedented soaring of food prices. "Moreover, we still suffer of the sugar crisis in towns and...