Ankara will retaliate against any assault from Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces, which he had ordered to attack Turkish ships and interests in the country, Turkey's defense minister said Sunday. "There will be a very heavy price for hostile attitudes or attacks, we will retaliate in...

Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters in three districts of Khartoum as thousands gathered in response to a call for a mass demonstration Sunday against the ruling generals, witnesses said. Tear gas was used in the northern district of Bari and in Mamura and Arkweit, eastern...

Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on Sunday pointed to Saudi crown prince's silence on the report of UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard, which found "credible evidence" to further probe Saudi officials, including crown prince. Cengiz, having arrived at Geneva to...

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested stepping up a dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when the two met in Osaka, Japan, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. Trump and Putin met for an hour and a half on Friday on the sidelines of the G20...

Away from the frontlines, volunteers are helping in the war against President Bashar al-Assad by cooking, filling sandbags, collecting old tyres and digging trenches, aiming to help ward off his assault on northwestern Syria. It is part of the civilian effort to help defend the last major...

The Palestinian Authority has released from custody a West Bank businessman arrested for attending a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain aimed at starting a Middle East peace effort, a family source said Sunday. Salah Abu Mayala, a businessman from the city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West...

Algerian authorities have arrested a well-known veteran of the war of independence against France, his grandson and media outlets said Sunday, after he reportedly criticized military chief Ahmed Gaid Saleh. Lakhdar Bouregaa, who is in his 80s, was arrested at his home in the upscale Hydra...

Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for Ferrari in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix with a track record lap on Saturday as Lewis Hamilton was hit with a grid penalty. An initial three-place penalty for impeding Kimi Raikkonen would normally have demoted the world champion who finished second...

Hong Kong is gearing up for an annual pro-democracy march on Monday, the anniversary of its handover to Beijing, that could see a big crowd amid widespread anger over an extradition bill that has already seen millions take to the streets. In recent years, the anniversary of the handover of...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reduce its dependence on oil and promised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Japan will help the kingdom with a sweeping reform plan. “Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ is an unprecedented major reform aimed at...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed on Sunday to resume stalled nuclear talks when they met in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas. "The meeting was a very good one, very strong ... We'll see what can happen," Trump said after his...

Iraq's sacrifices fighting Daesh (ISIS) have earned the country greater support in its reconstruction efforts from the international community, Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi said Saturday. Mahdi made his comments Saturday morning during a meeting with a visiting U.N. Security Council...

Israeli police said Sunday they had detained and were questioning the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs, while a source close to the official said he was arrested in his home. Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs Fadi al-Hadami was detained and was being questioned for...

Two Yemeni rebel drones targeting southern Saudi Arabia were intercepted on Saturday, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, the latest in a series of assaults on the kingdom. The first drone targeted the province of Jizan and the second was aimed at a residential area in Asir province, the...

For the last dozen years, Argentina has been waiting for global superstar Lionel Messi to lead their football team to a major international trophy. But when the the country needed the five-time Ballon d'Or winner most, Messi failed to emulate the feats of Diego Maradona in 1986 -- when for...

Sudan braced Sunday for a mass protest in the capital against the country's ruling generals, as calls mounted for restraint to prevent a new military crackdown on demonstrators. The planned "million-man" march is seen as a test for protest organisers who have been hit by a June 3 raid on a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian regime’s top official in Hasaka province has clahsed with pro-Assad National Defense Units and security forces on Saturday over 'nepotism' complaints and mounting corruption in the wheat season as farmers push to sell their crops the regime. Activist Mouhannad...

 Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government based in Tripoli captured sophisticated U.S. and Chinese rockets as well as drones when they seized a town from eastern forces last week, officials said on Saturday. On Wednesday, Tripoli’s forces took Gharyan, south of...

Roger Federer admitted Saturday that his epic Grand Slam rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic has helped propel him to his status as one of the greatest players of all time. Federer is about to embark on his bid to lift a ninth Wimbledon title and record-extending 21st major....

In the aftermath of dual attacks against law enforcement on Thursday in Tunis, residents are determined to not capitulate to fear or fall prey to divisions that could threaten the democratic process Tunisia has set in motion. It is 8:30am Friday on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the heart of the...