The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed joint humanitarian efforts in Syria, particular in the eastern Ghouta province, during a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. On Friday, France sent 50 tonnes of medical aid to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A conjoined twin boys have died in northern Idlib proivnce on Saturday, medic told Zaman al-Wasl. The boys suffered heart failure and passed away  two hour after their birth. Dr Ali Hashoum, Director of Kiwan hospital said the siamise twins were joined at...

 Iran's supreme leader on Saturday backed President Hassan Rouhani's suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its own exports are stopped, according to his official website. "[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] said remarks by the president ... that 'if Iran's oil is not exported,...

At least 236 undocumented migrants were held across Turkey on Saturday, according to security sources. In the northwestern port city of Canakkale, 91 migrants were rounded up in the Ayvacik district, said a coast guard official, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking...

Mauritanian Islamic scholar Sheikh Murabitt al-Hajj has passed away at age 105, online news sources reported. Muhammad Ould Fahfu al-Massumi (Sheikh Murabitt al-Hajj), born in 1913, passed away on Tuesday, said Islam21C.com. Al-Hajj was known for his zuhd (ascetism), worship,...

A recently-approved Israeli law that recognizes Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish people” has invited a storm of condemnations and outrage in Israel and among Jewish groups.  Approved by Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on Thursday, the legislation also states that a “united...

A first convoy of evacuees from Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province arrived in opposition-held Idlib province on Saturday, in line with an agreement between the Bashar al-Assad regime and armed opposition groups.  The convoy of 40 buses carried around 500 evacuees, according to...

The Pentagon announced Friday that it will provide $200 million in security cooperation funds to Ukraine to strengthen the defensive capacity of its armed forces. In a press release, the Pentagon noted that the Trump administration’s decision is a reaffirmation of the longstanding...

Using tanks, warplanes, and artillery fire, on Friday the Israeli army launched a major attack on the Gaza Strip, allegedly in response to gunfire towards its soldiers along the border, according to Israeli sources. Israeli war jets are hovering over Gaza, said the official, speaking on...

At his post-summit news conference with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday, President Donald Trump praised the U.S.-led coalition’s “successful campaign” that had “just about eradicated” Daesh (ISIS) in Syria. Daesh, however, is far from dead in the region. I recently...

Turkey has obtained fresh evidence linking supporters of a U.S.-based cleric to a 2016 failed military coup, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said, adding he would discuss the new information with his U.S. counterpart later Friday. Turkey's so far fruitless two-year effort to seek cleric...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five militants loyal to Bashar al-Assad killed on Friday while they were looting properties of a newly-evacuated town in southern Syria, locl news site said. Suweida 24, media outlet based in Suweida province, said the pro-regime fighters were killed in the town...

Charlie Rowley, who was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok, was discharged from a British hospital Friday and poses no risk to the public, his medical team said. "Earlier today, Charlie Rowley was discharged from hospital. Charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us...

Claims that Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city, among other central cities, will be under Turkey’s control have arisen. Before Syria was ravaged by war, Aleppo hosted a population of 5.5 million people, but 75 percent of the city was emptied in 2013 after the opposition left. Once under...

A man was killed Friday during a protest outside the headquarters of an armed group in southern Iraq, a medical source said, as authorities push to contain demonstrations. "A civilian around 20 years old was shot dead," a medical source in the city of Diwaniyah told AFP, as rallies...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- An evacuation bus rammed into a group of rebels and their families in southwestern Quneitra province, killing at least three of them, according to footage posted online Friday. No confirmed reports if the ramming incident was intentional by the pro-regime...

Several people were injured in an assault by a man wielding a knife on a bus in northern Germany, police and witnesses said Friday. The packed bus was heading in the direction of Travemuende, a popular beach close to the city of Luebeck, when a man pulled a weapon on passengers, local...

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday it had sent detailed proposals to Washington on organizing the return of refugees to Syria after agreements reached by President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, the RIA news agency said. Trump and Putin met at a summit in...

Antonio Conte is set to take legal action against Chelsea over damage to his career and loss of future earnings following his sacking by the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday. Conte is believed to be furious Chelsea made him return to pre-season training before finally...

British Prime Minister Theresa May is in Northern Ireland promoting her latest Brexit plan. The embattled British leader is using a speech Friday to urge European Union leaders to take a more flexible view on how to solve the Irish border issue, a key sticking point in talks on...