Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by growing confidence that producers are following through on commitments to cut supplies and as fuel demand picks up as coronavirus lockdowns ease. Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up 1.4%, or 48 cents, at $36.01 a barrel by 1210 GMT. U.S. West Texas...

An exchange of gunfire between North and South Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula was a violation of the armistice agreement, the United Nations Command (UNC) said Tuesday. The two sides remain technically at war, since fighting in the Korean War ended with an...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is confronting the biggest challenges to his hold on power since Syrians first rose up against him nine years ago, as a rift within his family, a collapsing economy and rising tensions with his key ally Russia lay bare the fragility of his regime. The rebels...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- It has been eight years since one of the most gruesome massacres committed against tens of unarmed civilians in the town of Al-Houla, in central Homs province. Residents of Al-Houla like their fellow revolutionary Syrians acrossout the country went to streets to demand...