David De Gea said the "real Manchester United" had been on show after his brilliant goalkeeping display secured a 1-0 win over Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday. Victory gave Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his sixth successive win in all competitions, and fifth in a row in the Premier League, as...

 Egypt's sports ministry and Football Federation on Sunday outlined their bid to be ready for the Africa Cup of Nations which starts on June 15. Egypt took over as hosts for the 2019 tournament last week after Cameroon was stripped of the event due to infrastructure delays and political...

 Reporters Without Borders on Sunday called on those who speak for France's "yellow vest" protesterscondemn numerous attacks and threats against journalists across the  country during the latest round of anti-government demonstrations.  "A turning point has been reached,"...

Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz arrived in Cairo on Sunday to  attend a natural gas conference in a rare visit to Egypt by an Israeli official, airport sources said. Jordan and Egypt are the only two Arab states to have full diplomatic ties with Israel, but the relations remain...

 Mats Hummels converted the decisive spot-kick on Sunday as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Moenchengladbach in a penalty shoot-out to win a Bundesliga warm-up tournament after a  0-0 draw. With the German top flight resuming Friday, Bayern lifted the four-team Telekom Cup in...

At least one civilian was killed on Sunday in attacks by the Syrian regime  and pro-regime terrorist groups in Syria's northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone. The regime and Iranian-backed terrorist groups have been firing artillery into the villages which are situated inside the...

Egyptian parliament on Sunday approved a presidential decree to extend the nationwide state of emergency for another three months, according to the official gazette. This is the seventh time the state of emergency is being renewed for three months since April 2017. The decision will be...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member Egypt cut diplomatic, transport and trade ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of supporting terrorism and their regional foe Shi'ite Muslim Iran -- something Doha denies. The United...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Ankara’s cooperation  with Qatar will continue to strengthen in    various sectors including defense, trade, tourism and energy.  “We have never forgotten and will never forget the solidarity displayed to our country by...

Diego Maradona has been discharged from a Buenos Aires clinic to convalesce at home after surgery for a gastric hemorrhage overnight, his lawyer Matias Morla said on Sunday. The Argentina legend, now 58, was discovered to have minor stomach bleeding during a medical last week....

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Sunday for wide-ranging talks, including on US sanctions against Tehran. The visit came just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise stop on his regional tour to urge Iraq to...

- A U.S.House of Representatives committee will look into a news media that the FBI investigated whether President Donald  Trump has been working on behalf of Russia, against U.S. interests, the panel's Democratic chairman said on Saturday. The New York Times reported that the probe...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian refugee woman set herself on fire last week in the Rukban refugee camp, protesting brutal hunger and neglect in the abandoned camp at the Jordanian border. Activists said the mother of three was already at risk of dying of hunger along with her...

 French football club Monaco signed Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Cesc  Fabregas late Friday "AS Monaco are thrilled to announce the arrival of Cesc Fabregas from Chelsea FC on a deal that runs until June 2022," the club said on Twitter. Fabregas confirmed the move...

 The head of the junior partner in Greece’s ruling coalition announced his resignation from his post as defense minister on Sunday in protest over a deal to end a dispute over the name of neighboring Macedonia.   Party chief of the Independent Greeks (ANEL) Panos Kammenos...

Palestinan resistance group Hamas has held Israel responsible for the ongoing escalation in the blockaded Gaza Strip.   "The Israeli occupation bears the consequences of continuing commit its ‘follies’ against peaceful protesters and deliberately killing them in cold blood as well...

 At  least three PKK militants were neutralized in northern Iraq, the Turkish  Ministry announced on Sunday. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted attacks on Iranian and Hezbollah positions in Syrian capital Damascus.  “The Israel Defense Forces has attacked hundreds of Iranian and Hezbollah targets,” Netanyahu said during a weekly government meeting on Sunday. ...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Access Center for Human Rights called on local and international human rights organizations to act immediately to rescue 8 Syrians held by the Lebanese authorities at Rafik Hariri airport who will be deported on Sunday to Syria. The center called on the Lebanese...

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the Polish Charges D'Affairs, Wojciech Unolt, to protest an Iran-focused conference in Warsaw next month.   In a statement, the ministry said it lodged an official protest with Warsaw for hosting the event. On Friday, U.S....