Israel would retaliate if there was an Iranian attack on Tel Aviv by striking Tehran, Israel's defense minister said in remarks published on Thursday, as the arch-foes faced off over Syria. "Israel doesn't want war ... but if Iran attacks Tel Aviv, we will hit Tehran," Avigdor Lieberman...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A footage obtained by Zaman al-Wasl showed Russian fighter jets practicing live manoeuvres against Syrian frigate in front of Tartus coast. A well-informed source in the Syrian Navy said the Russian Navy based in Tartus base asked the regime to use one of...

Syria’s regime Wednesday moved to tighten its grip on the capital as it retook a region outside Damascus from rebels and pounded southern districts to oust militants. In the town of Douma retaken more than a week ago, global chemical weapons experts visited a second site after an...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local activists said on Wednesday that at least 9 civilians were killed in air strikes carried out by a U.S.-led coalition in Hasaka province in northeast Syria. The strikes hit the ISIS-held town of Abu Hamedha in the southern countryside near the Iraqi border....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Wednesday have dismantled  seven improvised explosive devices planted by pro-regime militants in the northern countryside of Daraa province, spokesman told Zaman al-Wasl. Abu Hamoud al-Hourani, a spokesman for the Ahrar Houran group, said the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl TV)- In this report some of Douma's evacuees, who newly settled near the Turkish border, talk about the chemical attack and their new refuge home. More than 78 people have died on 7 April in the town of Douma northeast of the capital. A joint military response by...

With stomping feet, swinging hips, a drumbeat and lots of laughter, two Syrian migrants lead a group of Germans and others in traditional Arab dance at a Berlin studio to share part of their culture with the country that took them in. The workshops were initiated by Medhat Aldaabal and Ali...

Twin explosions in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded at least three people Wednesday, officials said, amid there were conflicting reports about the cause of the blast. With the city on high alert following Sunday's deadly attack on a voter registration center that killed...

Syria's southern province of Daraa, which could be the regime's next target after its bloody reprisal of Eastern Ghouta, is the birthplace of the uprising which erupted in 2011. This agricultural region lies south of Damascus and also shares borders with Jordan and the Israeli-occupied...

The United States is not seeking to reopen or renegotiate the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal but hopes to stay in it to fix its flaws with a supplementary agreement, U.S. non-proliferation envoy Christopher Ford said Wednesday. "We are not aiming to renegotiate the JCPOA or reopen it or change...

Israel's intelligence minister said Wednesday that a proposed new U.S.-European deal over Iran's nuclear program might dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from abandoning the current agreement between world powers and Tehran. The minister, Israel Katz, did not say, in a radio...

A Palestinian journalist shot two weeks ago by Israeli forces on the Gaza border has died, Israeli and Palestinian sources said Wednesday, the second journalist killed in a month of unrest. Ahmad Abu Hussein, 25, was shot on April 13 while covering protests along the Gaza border for a...

In a blow to potential peace talks, the Taliban in Afghanistan on Wednesday have announced yet another annual spring offensive dubbed ''Al-Khandaq'' (trench). Zabihullah Mujahed, the Taliban spokesman, in a social media post cited four main "reasons", one of which a clear reference to...

An Israeli policeman was slapped with a 9-month jail sentence on Wednesday for shooting and killing an unarmed Palestinian youth in 2014, according to local media. Border police officer Ben Dery was convicted of shooting to death Nadim Nawara, a 17-year-old Palestinian, at the Beitunia...

Zinedine Zidane and Toni Kroos faced the press before Real Madrid's game against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in the Champions League. Both men were typically cagey in their answers with Kroos praising the work done by Jupp Heynckes in his return to the club. Zidane was upbeat and answered...

As the top scorer and PFA player of the year for the Premier League, as the leader of the race for the Golden Shoe and with a foot in the Champions League final, Mohamed Salah's case for the Ballon d'Or just keeps getting stronger. Despite that, there's still a feeling that Lionel Messi...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A Lebanese soldier has beaten a Syrian refugee to death in Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border, activists said Wednesday. The soldier, identified as Abudlatif Zaitouni, has hit Mohamed Abdul Jawad Wais, 46, with a baton on his head, continuing a series of crimes...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least one person killed in regime artillery fire on the town of Hobit in northern Idlib province, White Helmets said Wednesday. Rescuing operations are still underway, the Civil Defense agency says. Idlib has been a haven for tens of thousands of rebels and...

Mohamed Salah was named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year on Sunday. Two days later, he established himself as one of the best in Europe. Next step: the world? On a memorable European night at Anfield, the Egyptian scored twice and made two more goals as Liverpool...

Russia said Wednesday that it expected to sign a deal with India this year on the sale of S-400 surface-to-air missiles, the Interfax news agency reported. It cited Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation as saying that all the technical aspects of the contract had...