(Zaman Al Wasl)- After escaping the regime’s detention centers, Mohammed Al-Issa, a researcher at German universities, was honored last year by the Immigration Department in Hesse as one of the top 20 academics of foreign origins for his research into the field of radiation cancer treatment....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- With the extension of its areas of control from Tal Abyad to Ras al-Ain, the Turkish-backed Syria National Army sought to establish judicial institutions to control the security and adjudicate on military cases, establishing two courts for military individuals in both cities....

(Zaman AL Wasl)- Pro-Syrian regime media outlets gloated over Syrian businessmen who, after smuggling their money to Lebanese after revolution erupted in 2011, are suffering heavy losses due to restrictions on withdrawals imposed by the Lebanese Central Bank.  They are...

Residents of northern Syria recently liberated by Turkey’s anti-terror operation are getting their medical needs taken care of in southeastern Turkey. Locals from Ras al-Ayn, Syria are able to get treatment at Viransehir State Hospital in Sanliurfa. Turkey is working to make Ras al-Ayn...

The U.S. has started construction of two new military bases in Syria's oil-rich Deir ez-Zor governorate. The military bases are being built in the 113th Brigade area and near al-Sur region, according to local sources. While the footage captured by Anadolu Agency showed that many...

Turkey on Tuesday announced the arrest of slain former Daesh/ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s sister. "The arrest of al-Baghdadi's sister is yet another example of the success of our counter-terrorism operations," said Fahrettin Altun, Turkey’s communications director, on Twitter....

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has appealed for citizens to unite behind the country's army, after the latest deadly militant strike killed more than 40 soldiers. The president has declared three days of mourning after Friday's attack on an army base in Indelimane, the northeast of...

Cooperation between Europe and China on reducing climate-warming emissions will be "decisive", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, after the Trump administration filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The U.S. move is the first formal step in a...

The first phase of the UN-brokered face-to-face talks between the Syrian Government and opposition began at the UN Office in Geneva on 30 October, with the UN’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, urging both sides, along with a third delegation representing Syrian civil society, to seize...

Jordan's cabinet resigned Monday ahead of a government reshuffle expected in the next few days, the state news agency said. Officials say the reshuffle will solidify Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz’s mandate to accelerate economic reforms, seen as crucial to spur growth in the debt-ridden...

Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi will be back in the Alfa Romeo cockpit for the 2020 season, the Formula One outfit revealed on Monday. The 25-year-old has collected just four points so far in 2019 but his maturity, enthusiasm and potential have convinced the team to extend his deal....

Robbers rammed a car into a medieval cathedral in southwest France early Monday, breaking windows and sawing through metal bars to grab silver chalices and other irreplaceable church treasures, local authorities said. The gang had tied a tree trunk to the front of the car they used to smash...

A long-awaited, mega stock listing of Saudi oil giant Aramco has prompted questions about its true value owing to geo-political risks, and the future of oil in general. Often billed as the world's most profitable and valuable company, Aramco plans to float two percent of its shares on the...

The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on nine aides to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the 40th anniversary of revolutionary zealots seizing the US embassy in Tehran. The United States said it was also offering a $20 million reward for information to find Robert...

Facebook on Monday unveiled a new logo to represent the Silicon Valley company, distinct from its core social network. The move aims to highlight the Facebook "brand" which operates a range of apps and services including messaging, photo-sharing, virtual reality and is developing wallets...

President Tayyip Erdogan may call off a visit to Washington next week in protest at votes in the House of Representatives to recognize mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide and to seek sanctions on Turkey, three Turkish officials said. Erdogan is due in Washington on Nov. 13...

The EU on Monday called on Israel to end all illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. "The EU calls on Israel to end all settlement activity, in line with its obligations as an occupying power," an EU spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson said Israeli authorities...

The U.S. army personnel maintain its patrolling activities around oil field areas in northern Syria, which is currently under the occupation of the YPG/PKK terror group, local sources said on Monday. A convoy -- including armed vehicles, pick-up trucks and minibuses -- were observed...

The reopening of a plastics factory in the Libyan oil port of Ras Lanuf has provided a rare boost to an economy ravaged by war and political divisions. Libya is almost entirely dependent on oil revenues, and the National Oil Corporation (NOC) has struggled to keep crude production stable....

One person died and at least 45 were injured Monday in a grenade attack in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, Indian officials said, in the bloodiest incident since New Delhi stripped the region of special status on Aug. 5. The injured, including three Indian paramilitary...