Turkey says Washington's decision to exclude Ankara from an American-led fighter jet program goes against the "spirit of alliance" and is calling for it to reverse the decision. In a major break with a longtime ally, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday said Turkey is...

The U.S. Central Command is replacing some of its regular troops in northern Syria with employees of private military companies (PMCs), Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday at a news conference in Moscow. "The number of personnel of PMCs in Syria exceeds...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed military source revealed to Zaman al-Wasl about Hezbollah’s main base in Syria and its secret supply routes, five days after the head of the Iranian-backed militia announced cutting down his forces in the war-torn country. The border village of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order Wednesday further expanding the number of Ukrainian citizens who can apply for fast-track Russian passports. Moscow made the move ahead of a Ukrainian parliamentary election Sunday, when a Russia-friendly party may become the strongest...

In a significant break with a longtime NATO ally, the Trump administration Wednesday said Turkey can no longer be part of the American F-35 fighter jet program. In a written statement, the White House said that Turkey's decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system "renders its...

The Pentagon said Wednesday it had approved a request to send an additional 1,000 Texas National Guard and 1,100 active duty troops to the border with Mexico, the latest deployment in support of President Donald Trump's controversial immigration crackdown. Major Chris Mitchell, a Pentagon...

Syrian women in southern province of Hatay make their living by producing and selling hand-made toys to other provinces across Turkey, the work shop manager told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. At a toy atelier opened in 2017 in Hatay’s Reyhanli district with the help of Turkish humanitarian...

Zaman al-Wasl has obtained a beseech request by a brother of an army soldier held by armed factions where he asks the regime's Minister of Reconciliation to broker a prisoner swap deal with the rebel group (its name not specified in the document) that demands the release of 14 detainees,...

Hong Kong’s vaunted police force is facing a crisis of confidence and leadership amid the city’s worsening political tensions, according to serving and retired officers, politicians and security analysts. The force is struggling to cope amid haphazard decision-making, worsening morale and...

The increased use of drones by Iran and its allies for surveillance and attacks across the Middle East is raising alarms in Washington. The United States believes that Iran-linked militia in Iraq have recently increased their surveillance of American troops and bases in the country by using...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that tight U.S. travel restrictions on Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York are “basically inhuman.” “It is certainly not a friendly action. It puts the members of the mission and their families under...

A senior member of the Palestine resistance movement Hamas on Wednesday praised Russian efforts in bringing a settlement between Palestine and Israel. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzouk said at a news conference in Moscow that Russia was restoring the balance of power in the region. Abu Marzouk,...

Syrian women jailed by the Syrian regime are left with haunting memories of unbearable torture and abuse in interrogation centers. Abdulfatah, 46, was detained on Dec. 25, 2013 in Muaddamiye upon accusations of helping students who came to Damascus from Homs to receive education....

EU’s foreign policy chief called it a “joint responsibility” to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, while urging Iran again to stick to the treaty. "Preserving the deal is not only our interest and our responsibility -- it is -- but it is also a joint responsibility for all around the world,"...

Egyptian security officials say militants have beheaded four people in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula. The officials say the militants attacked a group of people in the small town of Bir al-Abd Wednesday, beheading four and kidnapping a fifth after accusing them of cooperating with...

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano plans to step down early, in March of next year, because of an unspecified illness that has visibly weakened him over the past year, diplomats who follow his agency's work said Wednesday. Amano, a 72-year-old Japanese diplomat, was reappointed in...

The battle to be Britain's next prime minister enters its final straight on Wednesday with both candidates hardening their positions on Brexit, putting the future government on a collision course with Brussels. Ex-London Mayor Boris Johnson, the favourite to replace Theresa May, and foreign...

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country has no choice but to manufacture missiles for defense purposes - comments that reflect more backtracking after a remark by the top diplomat suggesting the missiles could be up for negotiations. Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview...

Daesh has called for more attacks in Tunisia in a rare propaganda video purportedly filmed by the militants in the North African nation. It comes three weeks after a twin suicide attack against police in the capital Tunis claimed by Daesh killed two people. The video, shared on Daesh...

Shipping companies are hiring unarmed security guards for voyages through the Middle East Gulf as an extra safeguard after a wave of attacks in the region, security companies involved said. Relations between Iran and the West are increasingly strained after Britain seized an Iranian tanker...