A clash between French police and demonstrators, who protested against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension plans, took place nationwide on Thursday, according to local media. Nearly 200,000 people took part in the protests where clashes between with police, who used smoke...

Israel's attorney general said Thursday that he intends to charge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal lawyer with money-laundering in the state's purchase of submarines from German firm Thyssenkrupp. The justice ministry said that charges were also expected against a businessman...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian security head Ali Mamlouk made a surprise visit to the northeastern city of Qamishli where he met with Tribals figures and commanders of the US-backed forces, sources said  Thursday . The meetings took place in Qamishli air base which was previously used...

The United States said Thursday that Iranian authorities may have killed more than 1,000 people in a crackdown on demonstrations, which Washington cast as the clerical regime's worst-ever internal challenge. "It appears the regime could have murdered over 1,000 Iranian citizens since the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Israel in November’s strikes had destroyed Russian missile systems owned by the Syrian regime, military source told Zaman al-Wasl. The source, who requested anonymity, said Israel tried to 'not embarrassing Russia' or to evoke tension over targeting its advanced...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a boost from Brexit supporters on Thursday as he marked one week until election day by setting out a plan for his first 100 days in office. The Conservative leader appears increasingly confident of victory on December 12 as he remains around 10 points ahead...

Unidentified aircraft bombed an Iranian-controlled weapons storehouse in eastern Syria on Wednesday night, causing a massive explosion, a Syrian opposition news site reported. According to the Step News agency, the planes fired several missiles at warehouses belonging to Iran’s Islamic...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- For two weeks, the northern city of Atareb has held a volunteer campaign by the “Volunteer to Build” team, to support teachers and provide them with teaching aid and equipment, in the absence of governmental support. Teacher Bahija Akoush, coordinator of the Volunteer...

A total of 251 Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have been killed in a military operation launched in October against Kurdish-led militias in northeast Syria, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. The Syrian National Army – the Turkey-backed umbrella organisation of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Sudanese authorities have shocked investors of all nationalities with a decision that prevents them from any import-export activity, affecting a substantial number of Syrian traders who have already been granted Sudanese citizenship. Madani Abbas, Minister of Industry,...

Iran said Thursday a letter from three European powers to the U.N. Security Council accusing Tehran of having nuclear-capable ballistic missiles showed their "miserable incompetence" in fulfilling their commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal. "Latest E3 letter to UNSG on missiles is a desperate...

Hong Kong authorities granted protesters permission to march this weekend, organizers said on Thursday, giving the green light to a rally seen as a gauge of the pro-democracy movement’s support following its sweeping victory in local elections. The Civil Human Right Front, the group that...

The United States has spent “the past couple years” working to make sure its partners around the world are aware of the risks of working with companies such as Huawei, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters in Lisbon on Thursday. “The United States’ mission has been to share what we...

French people on Thursday started one of the biggest strikes in the country's recent history against French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension plans, local media reported. Police, healthcare professionals, teachers, lawyers, taxi and freight drivers, postal workers, farmers,...

 Several thousand men backing a paramilitary force close to Iran flooded the Iraqi capital's main protest camp Thursday, worrying anti-government demonstrators who have denounced Tehran's role in their country. The men arrived in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in apparently coordinated...

In the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, without a cinema for 30 years, a few hundred people walk the red carpet to a rare film screening -- held on the street. The opening of the Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival on Wednesday evening had been expected to take place inside the Amer Cinema,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Ten army officers, originally from Latakia province, killed in December, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Four more servicemen from Bashar al-Assad's hometown were killed in December. The war wheel has been rolling again in strategic Kabana hilltops, north of Latakia,...

Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli has pledged to form a “harmonious” coalition government in line with the aspirations of the people. The Tunisian people "want those parties [in the government] to meet their expectations in the areas of employment, local and regional...

A US sailor fatally shot two people and wounded a third at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii on Wednesday before taking his own life, a senior Navy officer said. The base was locked down for more than an hour after the shooting, according to a statement issued by the facility, while...

China's commerce ministry said Thursday that tariffs must be lowered for there to be a phase one trade agreement with the United States. Both sides are maintaining close communication, Gao Feng, spokesman at the ministry, told reporters Thursday. On a phone call last week, lead Chinese...