Sudan's first ever women's club football league kicked off Monday, with two teams clashing at a Khartoum stadium as crowds of fans and diplomats cheered. The championship, which involves 21 clubs, would have seemed unlikely just months ago when long time Islamist ruler Omar al-Bashir was in...

North Korea has no intention to give up its nuclear weapons, and Pyongyang benefits from stalling in its stand-off with Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump's ousted national security adviser John Bolton said in a speech on Monday. "It seems to be clear that the DPRK has not made a...

Iraq's premier has said for the first time that his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on paramilitary bases this summer, but stopped short of making an explicit accusation. The Hashed al-Shaabi force has blamed the series of explosions at its bases and arms depots...

Iran said on Monday that it is on track to create a new oil terminal on the Sea of Oman that would open a new export route for its crude and allow tankers to bypass the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The National Iranian Oil Company signed a contract worth around $52 million Monday with three...

Spain's National Court on Monday said it had dismissed a complaint against Barcelona's Lionel Messi filed by a former employee of the Argentine footballer's foundation, who had accused him of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering. In dismissing the case, the judge wrote that the...

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that destroying arch-rival Israel was an "achievable goal". "This sinister regime must be wiped off the map and this is no longer ... a dream (but) it is an achievable goal," Major General Hossein Salami said, quoted by the Guards'...

Fitch Ratings on Monday downgraded Saudi Arabia's credit rating by one notch, citing "rising geopolitical and military tensions in the Gulf region" after unprecedented attacks on the kingdom's oil industry. Drone and missile attacks on two key facilities, including the world's largest oil...

Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto had every reason to read the riot act on Monday after the Italian team handed an unexpected triumph to Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Sunday?s Russian Grand Prix. As he reviewed events at the Sochi Autodrom and scanned Italy's reaction to Ferrari's largely...

Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory Monday over incumbent Ashraf Ghani in the weekend's presidential election, far ahead of the release of any official results. The move is likely to stir political tensions across Afghanistan and brings to mind the election...

African Football Confederation (CAF) officials confirmed Monday that they are investigating why a CAF Champions League match scheduled for Egypt at the weekend was not played. Zamalek of Egypt were due to meet Generation Foot of Senegal in Cairo Saturday in the second leg of the last-32 tie...

 In the two weeks since attacks blamed on missiles or drones shut down half of Saudi Arabia’s oil output, the country that has arguably moved most deftly to position itself for any upside is Russia. Within hours of the attacks, Moscow’s state arms exporter said it would hold talks with...

President Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Monday that Turkey will keep pushing for the truth behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year, saying some of his killers appeared to be evading justice. A year after Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents...

Greece will keep moving asylum seekers from overcrowded camps on its islands to the mainland, government officials said on Monday, after a woman died following clashes and a fire at a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos. The violent clashes began at the Moria refugee camp on Sunday after a...

Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president through the leaders of other countries, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, at a time of heightened tensions between the regional rivals. “Messages from the Saudis were presented to (Iran’s President) Hassan Rouhani from the...

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said they will release 350 prisoners, including three Saudi Arabians, Monday under the supervision of the United Nations. The statements by the head of the Houthis' prisoner affairs committee, carried by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, said the individuals were...

The trial of a neo-Nazi "terrorist" cell accused of plotting a violent political uprising in Germany opened Monday amid reports the country's far-right scene is growing more armed and radical. Eight members of the so-called Revolution Chemnitz group aged between 21 and 32 are answering to...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes "full responsibility" for the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but denied allegations that he ordered it. "This was a heinous crime," Prince Mohammed, 34, told the US TV show "60 Minutes"...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 6686 civilians have been killed since Russia intervened in the Syrian conflict in September 30, 2015, war monitor reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), which monitors casualties and briefs various UN agencies, said 1928 children and 808...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two army officers were killed when regime forces launched an attack on rebel-held mountainous area in the coastal province of Latakia, activists said Sunday.  The regime army backed by Russian airstrikes launched several attacks to take Tel al-Kabana, a strategic...

 The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. “Hopefully we leave with a deal,” Javid told ITV. “If we cannot strike a deal, I think it is important to leave in any case and leave with no deal. It is...