(Zaman Al Wasl)- Seventeen unknown soldiers were buried Tuesday in Ferdous cemetery in the central city of Homs, local activists said. The slain troops have been killed in clashes with rebels in Hama, Homs and Idlib provinces. More than 119,000 pro-regime forces have been...

Israel's intelligence minister called Tuesday for a military coalition against Iran if the Islamic Republic were to defy world powers by enriching military-grade uranium. Yisrael Katz's remarks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began visiting European leaders to discuss...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian air defences Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile that targeted the western city of Yanbu after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-Arabian-led military coalition said. The missile fired at the coastal city did not cause any...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A senior commander in the Turkish-backed Syrian forces said a ceasefire to be declared soon in northern Syria. Mustaga Saijeri from Liwa al-Mu'tassem, key unit in the Free Syria Army said opposition-held areas in Aleppo, Hama and Idlib provinces to be included in the...

At an unlikely cat shelter in rebel-held northern Syria, Mohammed Alaa al-Jaleel gently holds a feline patient on her back as an ultrasound probe is rolled across her pregnant belly. In a time of war, she is one of hundreds to have received medical attention at the makeshift animal clinic in...

Iran's top leader warned on Monday of the country's harsh respond if attacked by enemies of Tehran, saying that the country's ballistic missile programme was essential for defence purposes despite western demands to curb it. "Tehran will attack 10 times more if attacked by enemies ... The...

Tunisia's navy scoured choppy waters Monday for survivors and victims of the Mediterranean's worst shipwreck in months, with the UN migration agency warning more than 100 people may have been killed. A total of 68 survivors were rescued Sunday off the coast of Sfax in southern Tunisia, while...

The U.S. hopes to establish control over the Iraq-Syria border and has deployed troops to Iraq’s Sinjar Mountain region for this purpose, according to a spokesman for the Arab tribes of Iraq’s northern Nineveh province. “Roughly 150 U.S. troops in about 20 armored vehicles have recently...

More than 350 mosques and Islamic groups across the U.K. on Monday called on the ruling Conservatives to launch an internal probe of multiple allegations of Islamophobia within its ranks. The action follows 11 separate umbrella organizations from across the U.K. calling for an urgent...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-led airstrikes killed ten people on Monday in the northeastern province of Hasaka as the Kurdish-led forces press to capture last pockets of Daesh (ISIS) near the Iraqi border, local sources said.   The US strikes targeted the village of al-Jazza'a in...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu described his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday as "very successful", specifically mentioning the contentious issue of a terrorist group in northern Syria. "I am pleased that we have achieved considerable progress on the...

The new US ambassador in Berlin has sparked controversy by openly criticizing the Merkel government and announcing support for anti-establishment populist movements across Europe. Ambassador Richard Grenell, known as President Donald Trump’s right-hand man in Europe, heavily criticized...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists on Monday have surfaced footage on social media for rebel commander admitting collusion with the regime army in the southern Daraa province. Abu al-Majed, commander of Ansar aI-Islam rebel group admitted with his military commanders that they were...

Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki on Monday tendered his resignation to King Abdullah II following protests over a controversial income tax bill. King Abdullah accepted the resignation and appointed education minister Omar al-Razzaz to head up a new government, a source close to...

Israeli forces rounded up seven Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military. The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities,” the army claimed in a Monday statement, without elaborating....

A military base hosting American and French troops in northern Syria’s Ain Issa town was hit by an explosion on Sunday night, according to local sources in Raqqa on Monday.  Ain Issa in northern Raqqah is under the control of the YPG militia, the sources, who spoke on condition of...

At least seven people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting a gathering of religious scholars in capital Kabul on Monday, according to police. Police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai told Anadolu Agency: “Tight security was in place for the gathering of the...

At least 55 journalists covering ongoing protests on the Gaza Strip have been wounded by Israeli soldiers, the Gaza government said on Sunday. "The number of Israeli violations against journalists in the Palestinian lands, 55 of which took place in Gaza, has reached a total of 125,"...

A German police officer on Sunday shot a man “rampaging” near Berlin Cathedral, according to local media reports. Citing a Berlin police statement, the media said the knife-wielding man, shot in the legs, was allegedly "causing a disturbance" in the city center. Speaking to...

A representative of a conglomerate of Palestinian non-government organizations (NGOs) on Sunday called on the international community to investigate the murder of 21-year-old Palestinian paramedic Razan al-Najar. Aid Yagi, health coordinator of the Palestinian Non-Governmental...