The US has put its ally Saudi Arabia in Iran's crosshairs with the assassination of a top general, leaving it bracing for retaliation just as it was working to ease tensions after a torrid 2019. American officials say the kingdom faces a "heightened risk" of drone and missile attacks...

At least 27 civilians have been found dead in eastern Raqqa province, local sources said on Monday. According to the sources, the victims, who were local sheep herders, were beheaded and left in Madan and Sapha districts. The whereabouts of ten more people was still unknown,...

An ominous Rafael Nadal was in cruise control for Spain at the ATP Cup Monday but Serbia's Novak Djokovic was forced to sweat through brutal conditions for his second win in a row. The Spanish world number one swept past Uruguay's experienced Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 6-1 in just 73 minutes in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Suspected pro-Iran Shiite militants have slaughtered at least 21 civilians in northeastern Raqqa, local activists said Sunday. Most of the knife-attack victims were shepherds living in Maadan, a desert area controlled by Shiite militias.    Activists...