The United States will "vigorously defend" itself in the International Court of Justice against Iran's challenge to the reimposition of US sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. Iran demanded in The Hague that the top UN court suspend the unilateral US sanctions, which were...

 Russia Saturday said Syrian rebels are preparing a chemical attack in Idlib province which will be blamed on Damascus and used as a pretext for Western powers to hit regime targets in the war-torn country. Moscow's accusation comes after U.S. President Donald Trump's national security...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed International Coalition is building a military base in Deir  Ezzor province, topping the number of its bases in eastern Syria to five, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl Friday.  The International Coalition set up the new base in the town of...

The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it was gravely concerned about a deterioration in conditions for migrants held in Libyan detention centres that had led to riots and hunger strikes. Many migrants are taken to the centres after being intercepted by Libya's EU-backed coastguard as they...