Turkey has boosted troop numbers on its border with northern Syria, local media reported Sunday, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to launch a military operation in the area against a US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia. The number of Turkish military patrols on the frontier with...

Iran has arrested an Instagram celebrity famous for drastically altering her appearance through cosmetic surgery, Tasnim news agency has reported. The social media star known as Sahar Tabar was detained on the orders of Tehran's guidance court, which deals with "cultural crimes and social...

Warner Bros.' "Joker" has survived the intense controversy over its violent themes to take in an estimated $93.5 million in North American theaters this weekend, setting a record for an October release, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"...

 United Arab Emirates (UAE) telecoms company du saw no evidence of security concerns about Huawei’s 5G technology, the company’s chief technological officer Saleem Albalooshi told Reuters on Sunday. “Huawei is our partner in rolling out our 5G network... From a security perspective.....

Saudi Arabia is working on removing Sudan from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism, a foreign ministry tweet said Sunday. The tweet comes following a visit to Riyadh by the head of Sudan's transitional sovereign council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and prime minister Abdalla...

An emotional Naomi Osaka said that she had made up for the disappointment of the US Open after beating world number one Ashleigh Barty in the China Open final Sunday. The 21-year-old Japanese has had a turbulent year, winning the Australian Open but then suffering a dip in form which...

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's cabinet issued a series of reforms early Sunday after an "extraordinary" session overnight in response to sweeping anti-government rallies that have left nearly 100 dead. Iraqis have gathered in Baghdad and across the south since Tuesday to demand...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 14 troops from the coastal Latakia province killed by rebels in September, pro-regime activists said. The death toll included 6 officers. Rebels and jihadists have killed more than 130,000 pro-regime forces since the armed conflict erupted eight years...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  Activists reported a state of panic among the residents of the Kurdish-held territory near the Turkish border over an imminent Turkish military operation into northeastern Syria. Hasaka-based activist Abdul-Malek al-Ali said tens of people have fled the town of...

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he was seeking "non-aggression" agreements with Gulf Arab nations that do not formally recognise the country as a prelude to possible future peace deals. Details of the proposal were not made public, but it was the latest sign of Israel's...

French and German attempts to end the conflict in east Ukraine risk increasing tensions that were already rising in the European Union over how to handle Russia and which could complicate peace efforts. Progress at talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys have raised hopes of convening...

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is seeking a meeting with his British counterpart Boris Johnson next week, stressing on Saturday that time was tight for London to go further with the fresh Brexit proposals it presented this week. With less than a month until its scheduled exit, Johnson is...

English Premier League club Liverpool defeated Leicester 2-1 on Saturday evening, marking their eighth win in a row to start the season. The 95th minute penalty goal by James Milner assured the eight straight victory for The Reds, they are now only three victories behind to match...

Turkey protested on Sunday after the U.S. Embassy's Twitter account liked a tweet saying that Turkey should be ready for a political realm without Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the nationalist party who has recently fallen in ill. The dispute comes at a time when relations between the NATO...

Iran will use any possible way to export its oil, Iranian Oil Ministry's website SHANA quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Sunday, adding that exporting crude was the country's legitimate right. "We will use every possible way to export our oil and we will not succumb to...

Hong Kong’s rail operator reopened part of its metro system on Sunday after an unprecedented shutdown, but kept many typically busy stations closed, as the Chinese-ruled city braces for large demonstrations expected later in the day. Participants in two major protests, one on the island and...

Jordan’s government said on Sunday it has reached a pay deal with the teachers union to end a one-month strike, the country’s longest public sector strike that disrupted schooling for more than 1.5 million students. The deal came after the strike threatened a deepening political crisis when...

UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions said Friday that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died "as a result of an extrajudicial killing for which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible". In her article -- titled MBS [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman] can’t take...

EU powers France, Germany and Italy, along with smaller member Malta, will on Tuesday seek to rally the rest of the European bloc to a joint scheme they have come up with to distribute migrants saved at sea. But it was unclear, ahead of the meeting of EU interior ministers in Luxembourg,...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to promote a "long-term, sound and stable" relationship with North Korea, state news agency Xinhua said Sunday, as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relations. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also sent a message to Xi saying their...