An Egyptian court Thursday acquitted 40 NGO workers in the re-trial of a case that has caused tension with the United States. In 2013, 43 Americans, Europeans, Egyptians and other Arabs were sentenced to jail terms ranging from one to five years on charges including operating...

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Thursday a White House decision to withdraw from Syria will allow a Daesh (ISIS) revival and threaten the battle in eastern Syria. The Kurdish-led force said pulling U.S. troops and officials out of its region would have "dangerous implications"...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The number of visits to Zaman al-Wasl news site in 2018 has exceeded 20 million visits, while the number of visits in Zaman's search engines has reached about 25 million visits. Also, the number of pages browsed in 2018 in the official newspaper site was...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the complete withdrawal of America’s 2,000 troops in Syria — a decision that seemed to surprise everyone, including his own administration. And neither the Pentagon nor the State Department seems to have any idea what is supposed to happen...

Russia praised President Trump's decision to start withdrawing American forces from Syria, saying that the move creates hopes for "a political solution." "A milestone story which might evolve from this decision is a real prospect for a political solution," said Russian Foreign Ministry...

For three years, Mosul's women were covered in black from head to toe and its men had to keep their beards long. Salons were shut, and plastic surgery considered a crime. But more than a year after the Daesh’s (ISIS) ouster, the Iraqi city is flaunting its more fabulous side....

British voters now back a second referendum on the final Brexit deal, a new poll has revealed. The poll by the pro-EU movement Best for Britain and data consultancy group Foculdata shows that all regions of the U.K. now support a People’s Vote. The analysis also shows that...

A survey conducted in France revealed that 65 percent employers support the Yellow Vest protests, a French radio reported Wednesday. The "Opinionway" research company in a survey conducted for Europe 1 radio revealed that 72 percent of business owners were not happy with French...

 U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition has succeeded in militarily defeating the Daesh terrorist group, signaling a looming withdraw of forces from Syria. "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency," Trump...

Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Wednesday announced that talks between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to find a solution to the Gulf crisis are ongoing. During a news conference he held with his Dutch counterpart Steve Block in...

The World Food Program announced Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting about 190,000 impoverished Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank – half of all its recipients there, citing a severe funding shortfall. The U.N. agency said it would, as of Jan. 1, suspend food assistance to 27,000...

The Arab coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike Wednesday at the airport in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, destroying a drone. It is the first airstrike that the alliance has confirmed carrying out since a ceasefire was agreed at peace talks in...

The European Union is investigating a possible leak of information after a report that hackers targeted the bloc’s diplomatic communications for several years.  “We are aware of the allegations and actively investigating the issue,” said the bloc in a statement.  “The...

At least 26 elephants died, 11 others are suspected to have been poisoned in a wildlife reserve in southwestern Kenya in three months, a new report revealed on Wednesday. Released by the Mara Elephant Project (MEP), the report said the cause of the deaths in the Maasai Mara National...

The Saudi government has allocated 17.3 percent of its 2019 budget for military spending, according to figures released Wednesday. Released by the Saudi Finance Ministry on Tuesday, the budget calls for $51 billion -- 17.3 percent of the total -- to be allocated for military spending,...

The European Commission, European Parliament and the European Council agreed Wednesday on the Clean Energy for All Europeans package that aims to make the electricity market more flexible and facilitate the integration of a greater share of renewable energy while marking the end of coal and...

A bill that would allow Israel to exile families of Palestinians accused of attacking Israelis passed the first reading in Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on Wednesday. In a tumultuous Knesset session, the controversial draft was approved in the first reading by 69-38 votes....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A seven-month-old refugee girl died of severe cold and due to lack of heating materials in northern Syria, activists said Wednesday. Yassin al-Hussein, father of Maryam, said his baby girl died of cold and malnutrition in the al-Naser camp at the Turkish border....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- About 30 Syrian regime troops were killed in a pre-dawn attack by rebels in the northwestern province of Hama where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone in September, spokesman said Wednesday. Jaish al-Izza has attacked the army checkpoints in the al-Masasneh...

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will return to Old Trafford as caretaker manager until the end of the season, the Premier League club said Wednesday. United sacked manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday after the sixth-placed side made their worst start to a season for...