As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father sees little hope he will be able to give his starving daughter the food or healthcare she needs. Across Yemen’s remote mountain villages, the country’s war-induced economic crisis has...

Leon Goretzka spared coach Joachim Loew a humiliating defeat with a second-half equaliser as a new-look Germany side were held to a 1-1 draw in Wednesday's friendly against Serbia. Having controversially dropped veterans Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller from the national...

Iran's supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the economic difficulties of Iranians the main and most urgent problem of the country in a message aired Thursday on state TV. Iran has faced increased economic hardship in the last 12 months which was aggravated after US President Donald...

The dollar struggled in Asia on Thursday after a surprisingly dovish Federal Reserve indicated it would not lift interest rates this year and sounded a note of caution on the economy. While the prospect of lower borrowing costs provided support to equity markets, investors trod nervously on...

New Zealand is banning the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons with immediate effect, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, rapidly making good on a pledge to tighten the country's gun laws. The move comes less than a week after a white supremacist rampaged through two...

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Moroccan King Mohammed VI reviewed the “brotherly and friendly” relations between the two countries during a telephone call, state news agency SPA said Wednesday. The call followed a crisis in relations between the two countries. They stressed a...

Remaining U.S. troops in Iraq should stay as the part of the international coalition fight against the Daesh terror group, an American delegation said Wednesday. The U.S. delegation led by congressman John Garamendi met top Iraqi officials, including premier Adil Abdul-Mahdi, parliament...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A new testimony by an army defector who served in the 601 military hospital where the atrocious photos of mass torture by Syrian security had been taken (between 2012-2013) in a well-known military hospital in Mezzah neighbourhood of Damascus.       The...

Thousands of civilians were killed while over a half million others displaced in Syria since September 2014 when the U.S.-led International Coalition forces launched a counter-terrorism campaign, a U.K.-based human rights group on Wednesday.  The report by Syrian Network for Human...

 France, one of the main contributors to the fight against Islamic State in the Middle East, has received no answers to questions about U.S. calls for it and others to help secure northeastern Syria, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. Defence Minister Florence Parly was in...

Business partners of French sugar giant Tereos have filed a complaint against the firm for allegedly supplying an artificial sweetener to Syria, where it is being used to make weapons, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Tuesday. Tereos, which denies the claims, is accused of "acts of terrorism and...

The acting head of Algeria's governing party says it is throwing its support behind protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Critics viewed the move Wednesday as an effort to save the reputation of the FLN party, or National Liberation Front, amid increasing disillusionment with...

French soldiers will be deployed Saturday to help guard public buildings, allowing police to focus on dealing with "yellow vest" demonstrators in case of renewed violence in Paris and other cities, the government said Wednesday. The troops will be redeployed from the "Sentinelle"...

Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to counter Iranian "aggression" as the two met in Jerusalem just weeks ahead of Israel's elections. Netanyahu said US President Donald Trump's pressure on Iran was already having an effect, referring...

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday called for amending the country's constitution for what he called "differences in interpretation of some chapters."  Essebsi was speaking at the Carthage Palace on the occasion of 63rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence from France...

German government has welcomed Wednesday British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for delaying Brexit until June 30.   Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said the leaders of all other 27 EU member states will discuss May’s request...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The artist is a part of society; he simulates the historical, social, intellectual, political as well as economic issues as he lives the present changes within his society.  Salih al-Hajr, 40, told Zaman al-Wasl that he tried to visually document the rich details...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)-  Syrian regime on Wednesday has freed 50 detainees were held in the Hama Central Prison after weeks of tension and rebellion by political inmates, source told Zaman al-Wasl. The release followed an official visit by senior security officers in the Police and...

The United Nations said Wednesday it will organize an all-party conference next month to draw up a "roadmap" to lead Libya out of the chaos in which it has plunged since a 2011 revolution. The national conference aims to fix dates for legislative and presidential elections in the North...

The operation to take Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria looked close to an end on Wednesday, with no sign of clashes as U.S.-backed fighters said they were combing the area for hidden jihadists. Reuters reporters overlooking Baghouz from a hill on the bank of the Euphrates at...