Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought additional charges against President Donald Trump's campaign chairman and a longtime associate, accusing them of obstructing justice. The new charges were unsealed Friday against Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik. They come after...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In case of besieged by an enemy, people have to rely on their riches, land, energies and be self-reliant to secure their livings. As well known to the whole world the Assad regime has practiced the most terrific kind of siege on the liberated areas, with the aim of avenging...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Daesh (ISIS) used at least 10 suicide bombers on Friday in a massive attack on Albu Kamal, in which they retook parts of the eastern Syrian town, a monitor said. At least 25 government and allied fighters were killed in the offensive, the militants' largest in months,...

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has directed authorities to freeze all residency applications submitted by the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR, his office said in an emailed statement on Friday. Lebanon hosts more than a million Syrian refugees who constitute more than a...

The Israeli military is expecting a large turnout for a protest at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip and is warning residents to stay far away. Over 115 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire during near-weekly demonstrations that began March 30. The demonstrations...

The dominant U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish party in control of northeastern Syria is prepared to hold talks with the Syrian regime over the future of the area, senior Kurdish officials said Wednesday. A Damascus-based political group called the "Syrian Democratic Front," which is seen as...

A long-feared assault on Yemen's port city of Hodeidah by the Saudi-led coalition could cost up to 250,000 lives, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the country, Lise Grande, said in a statement on Friday. "A military attack or siege on Hodeidah will impact hundreds of...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Three American Army troops were killed by Daesh attack in northeastern Hasaka province as its allied Kurdish-led forces launch a major attack on last ISIS pockets near the Iraqi border, local activists said Friday. The attack occurred near the town of al-Shaddadi...

The death toll from air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russian jets on a residential area in northwestern province of Idlib has risen to 38 civilians, a Britain-based monitor said Friday. The toll, which includes five children, increased after bodies were pulled from the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least ten civilians killed and dozens wounded in Russian airstrikes rocked a de-escalation zone in Idlib province, media activist said Thursday. Russia's warplanes fired four missiles on the town of Zaradna in then orthern countryside of Idlib, activist Mohamed...

The blockaded Gaza Strip will soon see a number of hardships eased, including the opening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and improved access to basic services, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh al-Maliki said Thursday. “The Palestinian government will pay the salaries of its...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian Democratic Forces on Thursday have seized a ground from Daesh as the US-backed group launch a major attack on last ISIS pockets in northeastern Hasaka province, local activists said. The Kurdish-led forces took three villages and seven farms in the...

Seven Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) reported on Thursday.  “Our crews provided medical assistance to seven Palestinians who had been injured near Nablus, including one in serious...

Turkish Armed Forces' air-backed operations, which were launched on March 11, against the PKK terror camps in northern Iraq has so far cleared 400 square kilometers of area and neutralized 155 terrorists. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply...

The Yemeni army early Thursday declared the Al-Mutun Directorate, located in the country’s northern Al-Jawf province, a “hostile area” and called for the evacuation of civilian residents. In a statement, the army condemned what it described as the use of civilian areas by Houthi rebels...

The European Commission on Thursday proposed €100 billion ($118 billion) for research and innovation for the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027. In a statement, the commission said: "A new program - Horizon Europe - will build on the achievements and success of the previous research and...

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Russia was not planning to withdraw from Syria for now, adding that the military would stay there for as long as it was in Russia's interest. "We are not yet planning a withdrawal of these military forces," Putin told a televised phone-in session....

Jordan's Prime Minister-designate Omar Razzaz said Thursday he would withdraw a controversial tax bill soon after he has been sworn in by King Abdullah. Razzaz told reporters after a meeting in parliament there was a consensus to withdraw the tax bill, which had sparked rare protests...

Iraqi preacher Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers on Thursday to remain calm after an explosion killed 18 people in his main stronghold in Baghdad just hours after parliament called for a recount of votes in an election his bloc won. Sadr, a nationalist who tapped growing...

Iraq launched an air strike on a Daesh (ISIS) target inside neighboring Syria Thursday, the military said. F-16 fighter jets destroyed a building where members of the ultra-hardline Sunni group's leadership were operating, it said in a statement. Daesh, which once occupied a...