(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 civilians, mostly children, were killed when the the Russian warplanes hit the town of Kafrnaha in Aleppo province, local reporter said Friday. Three more children were also wounded in Russian air strikes on Atareb town as the aerial bombing were extended to pound...

Iran has sentenced protesters accused of attacking Saudi Arabia's embassy in response to the execution of a prominent cleric to up to six months in prison, their lawyer said Friday. Some of the defendants received three or six months in jail for disturbing public order while others were...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of the security and military committee in Hama, Abdo Issa Ibrahim, has been dismissed only two months after appointing, and the former Head, Jamal Yunus has been re-appointed for the position. Appointing Yunus for the Head of Security and Military committee is the third...

A dozen lawmakers from Turkey's opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which has Kurdish roots, were detained on Friday because they refused to give testimony in criminal proceedings, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. Democratically elected officials normally can only be forced from...