The 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, hailed at the time as a historic boost for regional peace, is unravelling before the eyes of its European backers who appear powerless in the face of US rejection of the accord, analysts say. The United States, under the presidency of Barack Obama, was among...

An economic conference intended to kickstart a Middle East peace initiative by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law has failed to convince Palestinians, who boycotted it and treated it with disdain or disinterest. In a rare show of unity, all Palestinian factions condemned the conference...

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on security forces in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, killing one police officer and wounding several other people, the interior ministry said. The first blast took place near the intersection between rue Charles de Gaulle and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian civilian was killed on Wednesday when a Turkish armored vehicle rammed into his motorcycle in the Turkish-held city of Jarablus in northern Syria, residents said. The crash has sparked people's anger in the Olive-Branch area that held by Turkey-backed Free...

Huawei pegged its patent talks with U.S. carrier Verizon as “common” business activity and said such negotiations should not be politicized, days after a senator filed legislation to prevent the Chinese firm from seeking damages in U.S. courts. The company has demanded that Verizon pay...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 50 detainees, mostly former rebel fighters, were transferred to the notorious Sednaya military prison in the past few weeks, local media unit in Eastern Ghouta suburbs reported. The Voice of the Capital, or Sawt al-Assema, said the detainees were held by...

Hundreds of retired army officers burned tires blocking main highways into Lebanon’s capital on Thursday to protest cuts to their benefits as part of the 2019 draft budget. Lawmakers are debating the state budget in parliament this week after cabinet finalised it last month, a critical test...

Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again on Thursday as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary’s offices, blocking roads and forcing workers to leave in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that has now been suspended. Millions have thronged the streets in the...

The children of high-profile Egyptian Islamists detained in the same prison as former President Mohamed Mursi before his sudden death last week say they fear for their parents’ health. Mursi, 67, died after collapsing during a court appearance at Cairo’s Tora prison complex, where he was...

The Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah believes a U.S. war on Iran is unlikely and U.S. President Donald Trump would not be able to control the results of a conflict that could engulf the region. Sheikh Naim Qassem, in an interview with Lebanon’s al-Joumhouria newspaper, said such...

Iran is still short of the maximum amount of enriched uranium it is allowed to have under its deal with major powers but it is on course to reach that limit at the weekend, the latest data from U.N. nuclear inspectors shows, diplomats say. On Wednesday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog verified...

Venezuela's socialist government said Wednesday it had derailed a coup bid, claiming the United States, Colombia and Chile colluded in a military plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said the plan involved active and retired army officers and...

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday the leading social network is struggling to find ways to deal with "deepfake" videos which have the potential to deceive and manipulate users on a massive scale. Zuckerberg said Facebook is trying to determine whether deepfakes are "a...

North Korea on Thursday warned the South to stop "meddling" in nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, denying President Moon Jae-in's assertion that dialogue was under way between the two Koreas. "The reality is the contrary," senior foreign ministry official Kwon Jong Gun said in...

Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the Africa Cup of Nations as hosts Egypt secured a place in the last 16 on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ahmed Elmohamady prodded Egypt ahead on 25 minutes after a wicked Salah cross and the Liverpool star slammed in a...

PARIS (Zaman Al Wasl)- Representatives of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee stressed on the importance of the "political process" in a meeting with Syrians abroad held in Paris last Monday.  The revolution is not only ‘military battles’, said a member of the...

"I thought I was dead when they pulled out my toe nails and put my feet in iced water," said a Syrian man, recounting the excruciating torture he endured imprisoned by the Syrian regime for over three years after completing his military service. Muhammad Ahmad Ammar, 29, surrendered to...

A German chemical wholesaler, Brenntag, has denied circumventing EU export rules on restricted chemicals, some of which were delivered to Syria in 2014. A Swiss subsidiary of Brenntag supplied isopropanol and diethylamine to Syria. They can be used in pharmaceuticals, but can also be...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five years ago, 17 children from the same family lost their parents following a major night raid by the Islamic State (Daesh) in the town of Hatla in Deir Ezzor province, one of the terrifying nights where dozens killed and arrested by the radical group. That night, 200...

A photo of a man and his young daughter who drowned on the U.S.-Mexico border symbolizes the failure to deal with their desperation, the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday. “UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency, is deeply shocked to see the heart-breaking photo of the drowned bodies of...