(Zaman Al Wasl)- "My father was shot dead by unknown gunmen. In the hospital, before I closed my father’s eyes, I saw the image of the murderer and his rifle and I heard the voice of my father whispering in my ears ‘do not reconcile.’" This excerpt is from the short story collection "My...

Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Friday that talks with the government on a last-ditch Brexit deal had made no progress, as EU leaders said Prime Minister Theresa May had not convinced them that they should let Britain delay its departure next week. May wrote to Brussels asking...

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse thousands of demonstrators converged on President Omar al-Bashir’s residence in Khartoum on Saturday, in what appeared the largest protest for his ouster yet, witnesses said. Regular protests against Bashir’s nearly 30 years in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 residents of Eastern Ghouta suburbs were arrested by the regime security last week as regime tracks young men who escaped conscription. The arrest campaign took place in Kafr Batna, Harasta and neighboring suburbs east of the capital, local activists say....

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria last December, claiming that the extremist group Islamic State had been defeated. Beijing sees the situation in Syria as an opportunity to benefit economically, expand its influence in the Middle East and even...

Islamic State militants attempted to break out of a detention facility in northeastern Syria but U.S.-backed Syrian fighters "successfully" restored calm, activists and the U.S-led coalition said Saturday. Few details emerged about what transpired a day earlier in the detention facility in...

President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for Iran and neighboring Iraq to expand their gas and electricity dealings and boost bilateral trade to $20 billion, state TV reported, despite difficulties caused by U.S. sanctions against Tehran. “The plans to export electricity and gas and...

From the Australian children begging to return, to the broken bodies of Kurdish soldiers and the broken politics of Syria, IS's vengeful ideology is still blighting the lives of thousands. The small Australian enclave in al-Hawl camp in northern Syria lies on the edge of a giant sea...

The U.S.-led coalition says its Syrian allies have successfully dealt with an “incident” at a detention center in northeastern Syria which activists described as an attempted prison break by Islamic State militants. Col. Scott Rawlinson, coalition spokesman, said Saturday all detainees were...

Hoda Muthana is pushing a stroller in the middle of a conflict zone here and if there's a textbook example of extremism, this probably isn't it.  That's partly because of what is in Muthana's arms: Adam, her 18-month-old son. He’s a cute kid. Bright brown eyes, like his mom. His tiny...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters whose pro-democracy movement forced out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sang and celebrated their win Friday demanding that other top figures leave too. The demonstrators are pushing for the removal of what they see as an outdated and opaque...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday stepped up efforts to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office by imposing new sanctions on its oil shipments, and promising “stronger action” against Cuba for helping to keep the regime afloat. Greater efforts to prevent oil revenues...

Dozens of activists linked to the Hirak protest movement that rocked northern Morocco in 2016 and 2017 had prison sentences of up to 20 years upheld by a court of appeal on Friday. The ruling against the 42 protesters in the western city of Casablanca was met with cries of "corrupt state"...

Eastern Libyan troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar said on Friday they had advanced into the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli in a dangerous thrust against the internationally recognized government. Fighting was going on near the former international airport, which Haftar’s Libyan...

The United States is expected to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three U.S. officials told Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country’s military a terrorist group. The decision, which critics warn could...

For generations her husband's family managed the iconic Baron Hotel in northern Syria, but after years of war the inn is empty and Rubina Mazloumian says she is too tired to carry on. The Baron Hotel was once the fanciest in Aleppo, Syria's second city, visited by a long list of celebrated...

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s advance on Tripoli has shocked the international community and sparked a UN call for a military halt. But is it too little too late to contain the self-aggrandising military man’s ambitions? On Thursday, April 4, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...

Algerians need look no further than Egypt for a glimpse of how difficult any transition could be if they put off painful economic measures. In the four years after the 2011 ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt halved its foreign reserves while economic growth all but ground to a halt;...

International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will help lead a British-Canadian push to defend journalists from attacks and restrictions around the world, ministers said Friday. She was named co-chair of a legal panel that will draw up proposals to counter laws that hinder reporters....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Lebanese General Security announced Friday that another series of voluntary Syrian refugee returns will take place early next week from various areas across Lebanon, the Daily Star reported. The voluntary return trips will depart Monday starting at 6 a.m. from...