(Israeli Press)- Satellite photos published Thursday purported to show the establishment of an Iranian surface-to-surface missile factory in Syria, raising fresh concerns over the extent of the two countries’ military cooperation on Israel’s northern border. The photos, which were taken...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- US-led coalition airstrikes carrying napalm gas have hit last Daesh pockets in eastern Deir Ezzor province, local activists said Friday. The attack on al-Sha'fah, one of four towns under Daesh control, followed clashes between Daesh militants and the Kurdish-led...

The United States is ending its decades of funding for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees, the State Department announced Friday, a week after slashing bilateral U.S. aid for projects in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.S. supplies nearly 30 percent of the total budget of the...

World number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal came back from a set and break down to defeat big-hitting Karen Khachanov 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3) and reach the US Open fourth round on Friday. The top seeded Spaniard triumphed after an epic 4 hour 23 minute struggle on Arthur...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime has suspended salaries of hundreds of teachers in northeastern Syria who refused to join the reserve military service. Mahmoud al-Ali, teacher, told Zaman al-Wasl that salaries of 705 workers in the Education Directorate of Hasaka province, including...

Prosecutors investigating widespread sexual abuse in Chile's Catholic Church announced scores of new cases on Friday, deepening a crisis that has embroiled Pope Francis. The country's chief prosecutor's office said the number of cases it was investigating had soared to 119, as more...

Palestinian ambassador to Washington Hossam Zomlot warned Washington on Friday against canceling all US aid to the United Nations agency serving Palestinian refugees. The administration of President Donald Trump is expected to announce in coming weeks that it will cease all financing of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A head of Idlib major offensive, the Syrian Air Force has been mobilizing its utmost power to hit last rebel territory in northwestern Syria, military source told Zaman al-Wasl. A task command has been formed to coordinate the aerial campaign where the key regime...

Alexander Zakharchenko, who was killed in an explosion in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's republic on Friday, had led Russian-backed insurgents in the rebel region for the last four years. The son of a local miner and a former businessman, Zakharchenko became the rebel prime...

Iran rejected France's call for talks on issues beyond the nuclear dossier on Friday, saying it was impossible so long as Western powers failed to meet existing commitments. "There is no basis of trust for negotiations, certainly on subjects which are non-negotiable," said foreign...

Ugandan singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi was holed up in a government hospital Friday after being rearrested while trying to leave for medical treatment in the United States, his lawyers said. The 36-year-old reggae star -- better known as Bobi Wine -- became an MP in 2017, firing...

Spain's first sex workers union on Friday asked for "the same labour rights" for its members as other workers, criticising the Socialist government for wanting to get rid of it. "Us sex workers deserve the same labour rights as the rest of Spanish society," Conxa Borrell, head of the OTRAS...

Turkey on Friday officially designated the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group as a "terrorist" organisation, ahead of an anticipated operation by the Syrian regime in the province of Idlib, much of which is controlled by the group. Bashar al-Assad's forces have been massing for days...

The United Nations refugee agency urged Greece Friday to speed up transfers of eligible asylum-seekers from Aegean islands to the mainland, saying conditions at an overcrowded Lesbos reception center were "reaching boiling point." Lesbos, not far from Turkey in the northeastern Aegean...

Its hospitals are battered, residents heavily dependent on aid and escape routes to neighbouring Turkey sealed. If attacked by government forces, Syria's rebel-held Idlib is poised for a humanitarian calamity. The northwestern province, which lies along the border with Turkey, has been held...

The European Union said Friday it will recommend abolishing the twice-yearly clock change amid unprecedented demand from European citizens who called it disruptive and even harmful to health. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said "summer time should be year round" with his...

Steven Gerrard's arrival as manager of Rangers has focused attention on the other side of Glasgow but Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers' rebuilt reputation is at stake with his former pupil on the prowl. Rodgers and Gerrard face off for the first time on Sunday at Celtic Park after three...

France's agriculture minister on Friday urged British fishermen to keep out of contested scallop-rich waters near the French coast that were the scene of clashes between competing boats this week. Stephane Travert said he had spoken with British counterpart George Eustice over the...

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that he would move the Organization of Islamic Council (OIC) to raise the matter of a Dutch anti-Islam cartoon contest in the United Nations. In a video message, the newly elected premier said: "This is not the issue of a single Muslim or country....

(EQTSAD)- The number of Syrians in Saudi Arabia is decreasing due to the strict measures and restrictions of the Kingdom over the residents, in addition to the large costs necessary to the renewal of residency annually, which exceeded SAR 12,000 per person (about $ 3,200).  “The...