Austria announced Friday it would erect a 3.7-kilometre (2.3-mile) metal fence along its border with Slovenia, in a new blow to the EU's cherished open-border Schengen accord. The barrier, due to be completed in less than six weeks, will be the first fence...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Many German media reports revealed that German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) has opened files for some refugees suspected they were involved in war crimes in Syria. Zaman Al Wasl checked files and found that "BKA" put signs against 10 files for...

The death toll from two blasts that hit the Lebanese capital Beirut have risen to 43 on Friday as condemnations began to pour in from around the world. The Lebanese military said two suicide bombers were behind the attack that happened Thursday, adding that a third bomber was found dead at the...

The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise. Blasting though a wall, four fighters worked their way through the heavily guarded compound before firing a...