The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead to his abduction from Turkey, according to two sources. One source says the report will likely conclude...

In a comment that could give Saudi officials a route to climb down from outright denials, President Donald Trump suggested Monday that "rogue killers" could be responsible for the disappearance and presumed murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who hasn't been seen since entering the Saudi...

The United Arab Emirates is to try a British PhD student detained in May on charges of spying, local media reported Monday, after London raised concern over his case. Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old who was researching the UAE's foreign and internal security policies after the 2011 Arab...

At least one person was killed when tropical storm Luban slammed into the southern coasts of Oman and neighbouring Yemen, Omani civil defence said Monday. The man was found dead late Sunday in a valley in the province of Dhofar, which borders eastern Yemen, the sultanate's civil defence...

A man who hurled a burning molotov cocktail then took a woman hostage at a major German railway station Monday may have acted with a "terrorist" motive, police said. Police said they found a passport issued to a 55-year-old Syrian man at the scene, and that the suspect had claimed to be...

For seven years, Sheikh Mahmud al-Taweel had been unable to see relatives living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. But with the reopening of the Quneitra crossing Monday, the Syrian Druze hopes to reunite with them soon. As the Syrian national anthem blasted from...

Syrian opposition groups hope to see a viable cease-fire imposed in Idlib, Ahmed Tuma, former prime minster of the Syrian Interim Government, said at a Monday press conference convened in Istanbul. Speaking at a press conference organized by the Syrian National Coalition to discuss the...

Some four million civilians taking shelter in Syria's Idlib province -- with Turkey's efforts -- have been protected from a possible massacre and migration risk imposed by the Bashar al-Assad regime and its allies. Located in northwest Syria, Idlib has become one of the regions hit by the...

The European Union Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the monthly meeting, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. Federica Mogherini would raise the issue at the council meeting, she told reporters in Luxembourg ahead of the...

President Donald Trump says he has spoken to the king of Saudi Arabia, who denies any knowledge of what happened to a Saudi journalist who visited the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and then disappeared and is feared dead. Trump tweets, "Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies...

At least three million Afghans are in "urgent" need of food and could face famine if they do not get help, the United Nations warned Monday, as the war-torn country battles the worst drought in living memory. A dry spell mainly across northern and western Afghanistan has devastated...

Iran's envoy to Turkey was evacuated from the embassy in Ankara on Monday after warnings of a possible bomb threat, local media reported. But Tehran flatly denied the report as a complete fabrication. "Such a claim is a sheer lie, and the personnel at our embassy are present at...

Just six months after the king’s pardon freed him from jail, a former Malaysian deputy prime minister returned to parliament on Monday. Anwar Ibrahim, 71, leader of Malaysia's People's Justice Party, was sworn in after winning a by-election on Saturday in the southern coastal town of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Some 835 Syrian refugees have registered with Lebanese General Security to return to their home country Monday, a source from the security agency told The Daily Star. About 5,000 refugees have gone home from Lebanon this year; most of the refugees are from the western...

The border crossing between Jordan and Syria was opened on Monday after a three-year closure, according to a Jordanian government spokeswoman. “The Jaber-Naseeb border crossing will be open for 8 hours a day,” Jumana Ghunaimat said Monday. She said technical committees from...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian historic cities of Aleppo and Palmyra were presented in the “Endangered Heritage Protection Fair” in the Institute of the Arab World in Paris this week, with the participation of the Louvre Museum and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

Delhi's biggest coal power plant was set to shut down Monday as a new emergency plan to improve air quality in one of the world's most polluted cities came into force, Indian officials said. Under the new strategy, restrictions on construction sites and traffic will be imposed depending on...

 Turkey and Saudi Arabia are expected to conduct a joint "inspection" Monday of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, nearly two weeks after the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish officials said. The announcement from an official at Turkey's Foreign Ministry...

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab one of them in the occupied West Bank Monday, the military said. The incident occurred at a bus stop along a main highway near the large Jewish settlement of Ariel. "A Palestinian attempted to stab a soldier at the site. Our...

At least three people were killed in heavy rains and floods that hit Aude region in southern France, the local governor said. According to a statement, one person was killed in the city of Villardonnel while two others lost their lives in the town of Villegailhenc. Water level...