Iran dismissed as "nonsense" comments made after U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that condemned Tehran's destabilizing regional influence, state news agency IRNA reported on Friday. Mattis and Prince Mohammed, who is the kingdom's...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime army and its allies on Friday launched new attack to capture rebel-held pocket northeast the capital, as aerial and ground bombing extend on the eastern suburbs of Damascus. Rebels of Barza Farms said they had thwarted the major attack, destroying two...

Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missiles launches, in the most serious incident between the two countries since the Syrian civil war began six years ago. Syria's military said it had downed an Israeli plane and hit another as they were...

Three quarters of French voters want conservative candidate Francois Fillon to pull out of the presidential race, an opinion poll by Odoxa showed Friday, underscoring how badly his image has been hit by a series of financial scandals. The former prime minister was placed under formal...