(Zaman Al Wasl)- Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden has not responded to the demand of the Syrians Forward organisation in Malmö to ban a Syrian film polishing Bashar al-Assad. Syrians Forward group said ‘The Cord’, which had been filmed on the ruins of Zabadani town, northwest of...

Indians petitioned the country's prime minister and president on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, describing the current restrictions in the region, "unacceptable". Some 284 petitioners, including academics, journalists, political leaders and others, said in the document: "On...

The lira took a hit as investors braced for a Turkish military operation in northern Syria. The currency weakened as much as 1.1% to breach 5.75 against the dollar. It pared losses to 0.8%, trading at 5.7458 as of 11:31 a.m. in Istanbul, still leading declines among emerging-market...

The Turkish drillship Yavuz will begin drilling for oil and gas southwest of Cyprus Monday or Tuesday, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, in a move which has intensified tensions between the two countries. Ankara said Thursday it had sent the ship to the area where Greek Cypriot authorities...

Apple Inc supplier Japan Display Inc  said it aims to clinch a deal for least 50 billion yen ($468 million) in vital funding by the end of the month, having had to scramble after a Chinese investor group suddenly pulled out of a bailout plan. New Chief Executive Minoru Kikuoka told...

Israeli forces rounded up ten Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military on Monday. A military statement said the individuals had been arrested for “suspected involvement in popular violent activities", without elaborating about the...

The Free Syrian Army (FSA), which took part in operations Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch along with the Turkish Armed Forces, has completed preparations for a potential military operation in east of Euphrates. Anadolu Agency footage showed on Sunday the military exercises and...

France's interior minister said Monday that the terrorist risk remained "high" to "very high" in France following the killing of four police personnel by a radicalized colleague. Minister Christophe Castaner, who also reiterated he had no plans to resign, added to France Inter radio that...

 Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "enemies" were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad in a tweet Monday following deadly unrest in neighboring Iraq. "#Iran and #Iraq are two nations whose hearts & souls are tied together... Enemies seek to sow discord...

 Turkey is determined to clear its border with Syria of militants and assure the security of the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday, after the White House said Ankara will soon launch an offensive into northern Syria. On Sunday, the White House press secretary...

Top officials from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, key players in a coalition fighting Yemeni rebels, have discussed military cooperation following a positive response by Riyadh to a truce offer from the insurgents. Saudi's deputy defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Abu Dhabi Crown...

Donald Trump on Sunday gave his blessing to a Turkish operation targeting Kurdish militants in northern Syria, saying the United States will stand aside as Ankara launches its "long-planned" operation. The move marks a major shift in US policy, and effectively abandons an American ally in...

Iraq's military admitted on Monday that "excessive force" was used in a district of the capital overnight where a mass protest led to clashes that medics and security forces said left 13 people dead. "Excessive force outside the rules of engagement was used and we have begun to hold...

The announcement of the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday opens an unusual 2019 Nobel season in which two literature laureates will be crowned after a scandal postponed last year's award, amid speculation Greta Thunberg could nab the prestigious Peace Prize. The winner of the Medicine Prize...

Denmark allocated 50 million Danish kroner ($7.3 million) to mine clearance in northeastern Syria, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said on Sunday.  "If we want to win the peace in Syria, prevent ISIL [Daesh] from coming back and create a basis for Syrian refugees to return, then we must...

Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party gained most votes in Sunday's parliamentary election, an exit poll by Sigma Conseil broadcast by state television showed. The poll showed Ennahda with 17.5% of the vote and its main rival, the Heart of Tunisia party of detained media mogul Nabil...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Sunday he would discuss plans for new parliamentary elections with all factions, including longtime rivals Hamas. Meeting with senior Palestinian leaders in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Abbas renewed a pledge to hold the polls -- the first...

Polling stations closed in Tunisia on Sunday in a parliamentary election with no overwhelming favorite to emerge as the largest party tasked with forming a government. Public annoyance at years of ineffective coalitions has fueled a sense of disillusionment eight years after a revolution...

As both sides have brought new demands to closed-door meetings, the U.S. and the Taliban are struggling to find ways to resume peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, say both officials and local analysts. A 12-member delegation of the Afghan Taliban political office in Doha arrived in...

At least 104 people -- including civilians and security personnel -- were killed and 6,107 injured in anti-government protests in Iraq since Oct. 1, the country's Interior Ministry said on Sunday.   Some 51 public and private institutions, as well as eight party buildings were set...