German police on Wednesday raided offices belonging to Islamic organizations suspected of financing Hamas, which is on the European Union's terrorism blacklist, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said the main targets of the raids were WorldWide Resistance-Help and Ansaar...

Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting its hot, shadowy edges where light bends around itself in a cosmic funhouse effect. Assembling data gathered by eight radio telescopes around the world, astronomers created the picture showing the violent...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 people were killed and dozen more were wounded by improvised explosive devices (IED) in the northern province of Idlib, rescuing group said Tuesday. The explosives targeted the hardline Tahrir al-Sham group but most of victims were civilians, the White...

Saudi leaders say they need nuclear energy to wean their country of its dependence on fossil fuels. But construction of a first reactor is sparking fears about the Gulf state’s quest for nuclear power in a volatile region. Satellite images of a nuclear reactor under construction on the...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday the country was ready to receive international aid following a meeting in Caracas with the global Red Cross chief. "We confirm our readiness to establish cooperation mechanisms for international assistance and support," Maduro wrote on...

Oil prices rose on Wednesday back toward five-month highs hit the previous day as OPEC production cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela continued to tighten supply, although economic worries increased. International benchmark Brent futures were at $70.92 per barrel at 0900 GMT, up...

Muslims are calling for action from the British government after a nearly 600% rise in Islamophobic hate crimes in the U.K. following last month's New Zealand terrorist attacks. “The issue of Islamophobia isn't an body_abstract issue anymore,” said Mohamed Mahmoud, the imam of the East...

U.S. submarine cable company SubCom said on Thursday it would lay an internet link from Australia to Hong Kong through Papua New Guinea, deepening its involvement in a region where China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has sought to expand. The route is the most direct internet link yet...

Japan’s telcos were formally allocated 5G spectrum by regulators on Wednesday, a major milestone ahead of the launch of high-speed wireless services next spring. The three big carriers - NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank Corp - along with new entrant Rakuten Inc, received spectrum from the...

German police on Wednesday raided offices belonging to Islamic organizations suspected of financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is on the European Union’s terrorism blacklist, the interior ministry said. The ministry said the main targets of the raids were WorldWide...

All but one member of New Zealand’s parliament voted on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after deadly shooting attacks on two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people. The gun reform bill, which passed 119-1 after its final reading in parliament, must now receive royal...

Eastern forces and troops loyal to the government in Tripoli fought on the outskirts of Libya’s capital on Wednesday as the battle forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. The Libyan National Army (LNA) forces of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar had taken up positions in the...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir came under mounting pressure Tuesday as three Western countries pushed for a political transition plan following weeks of protests against his rule. Bashir, who has ruled Sudan with an iron fist since sweeping to power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989,...

The beginning of the end of Theresa May's Brexit strategy was an emotional address to the nation in which she blamed Parliament for the delay in Britain's departure from the European Union. The televised speech on March 20 was one of the few times in nearly three years as prime minister...

A new blackout across large parts of crisis-hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, forced many to spend another night in the dark on Tuesday. The electricity shortage -- the biggest in a week -- hit a large section of the capital, with social media posts from residents across the...

On Tuesday, seven Central American families living temporarily in Mexico appeared in a San Diego immigration court to plead for asylum in the United States. Mindful of a federal court ruling the day before that halted the Trump administration’s policy of making asylum seekers wait in...

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on Tuesday, discussing Riyadh’s role in Middle East stability, maintaining pressure on Iran and the importance of human rights issues, the White House said. Washington’s Middle East ally faces...

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen struck Houthi targets in the capital Sanna, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported early on Wednesday. The coalition said the strikes targeted a Houthi drones manufacturing plant and a store containing launch pads. There were no immediate reports of any...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, securing a record fifth term in office despite running neck-and-neck with his challenger Benny Gantz, the country’s three main television channels said on Wednesday. With 97 percent of the votes counted, neither of...

The Organization of American States (OAS) said Tuesday it is recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido's nominee as Venezuela's official delegate to the group until new elections are held. Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it opposed the decision to recognize Gustavo...