Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday backed a mutual solution for Kosovo which has been a long disccused issue in the Balkans and European countries. Putin's remarks came in a joint news conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in capital Belgrade. He said Russia on...

An estimated 36 million of a total population of 41 million children in Ethiopia are multi-dimensionally poor, which means they are deprived of basic goods and services, says a new report released on Thursday by the Central Statistical Agency of the country and UNICEF. A joint press release...

The majority of British people would vote to remain in the EU if they were to vote in a second referendum a poll suggested on Thursday. The results of the opinion poll by the YouGov found 56 percent of British voters would cast their votes to stay in the EU and 44 percent would vote to...

U.S. President Donald Trump halted a planned international trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday as a growing row between the leaders over funding deepened. Pelosi's trip was to include stops in Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan. Trump said in a letter to the top House lawmaker...

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced France will retain its troops in Syria and Iraq in 2019. Speaking at an air base located in Toulouse, southwestern France, Macron stressed that their military engagement will continue throughout 2019 in the Levant region. "The announced...

Yemen’s Houthi rebel group on Thursday announced that one of its commanders had died of a "heart attack" while Saudi media said he was killed in a military operation. Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour, leader of the Houthi administration in Sanaa, has publicly expressed condolences to the family of...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A young Syrian refugee and his 7-year-old sister killed Wednesday when he was trying to rescue his sister, who had been swept away by flooding in southern Zahrani area in Lebanon, Zaman al-Wasl reporter and Lebanese media said.    Storm Miriam abated...

Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters marching towards the presidential palace in Khartoum on Thursday, as demonstrations demanding President Omar al-Bashir's resignation spread to other cities and towns. Protesters chanting "Freedom, peace, justice" gathered in central...

A Dutch journalist based in Turkey was deported on Thursday a day after she was arrested on suspicion of links to a jihadist group in Syria, Turkish officials said. The officials insisted Ans Boersma's deportation was not related to her journalistic activity but that Ankara had received a...

The leader of Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Thursday said he would support a proposed safe zone in northern Syria under Turkey's control. Devlet Bahceli told his party's parliamentary group that he would only support the 30-kilometer (20-mile) safe zone along the...

Denmark suspended arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its role in the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, according to local media reports on Thursday. Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen made the announcement at parliament, saying his ministry informed the directorate general of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Ihab Qahawati, a Syrian refugee based in Jordan, has launched ‘IBTKR GO’ initiative to direct mental capacity and refugees' energies towards innovation and entrepreneurship by holding workshops and innovation events that enable them to establish sustainable projects to improve...

Twelve agents from Venezuela’s intelligence service have been remanded into custody for briefly detaining the National Assembly chief, according to the Supreme Court on Thursday. According to the webpage of the court, the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) agents were remanded over the...

A general strike paralyzed daily life in Tunisia on Thursday with tens of thousands of public-sector employees staying home to demand higher wages. The Tunisian General Labor Union (TGLU), the country’s largest labor union, urged civil servants to take part in the strike after Wednesday...

U.S. President Donald Trump may invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second summit, Washington Post reported Thursday. Kim Yong-Chol, considered the right-hand man of the North Korean leader, is expected to deliver a letter when he travels to Washington by the end of the week....

Over 170 business leaders have urged Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to hold a second referendum, arguing this is the only practical solution to the Brexit impasse. The letter, printed Thursday by The Times of London, was signed by some of Britain’s most...

U.S. Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt on Wednesday night dismissed a report by Israel’s Channel 13 on the so-called “Deal of the Century”, a backchannel U.S. Mideast peace plan details of which have yet to be made public. Greenblatt dismissed the report as “inaccurate”, saying the...

Russia deployed some of its best air defenses to Syria to keep US missiles and jets at bay as the US military's immense air and naval power fought ISIS in close proximity — but the supposedly airtight defenses are routinely defeated by Israel. In February 2017, a Syrian-manned...

A fire broke out at Iraq’s Oil Ministry headquarters in central Baghdad on Thursday, according to a local police source. Ahmed Khalaf, a Baghdad police officer, told Anadolu Agency that the fire had torn through at least one floor of the building. Civil-defense teams, he said, were...

Venezuela‘s president has raised the country’s minimum wage by 300 per cent as part of routine wage increases as his government battles hyperinflation. Nicolas Maduro increased the minimum wage to 18,000 bolivars, around £5.20, per month amid an economy suffering from annual inflation...