(Zaman Al Wasl)-  Even with capture of eastern Ghouta by regime and displacing more than 60,000 people to northern Idlib province, the Assad regime has failed to mute the voice of activists that turned into global voices.  With their Satellite Internet they...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- World University Service of Canada (WUSC) has unveiled the Student Refugee program which will enable Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan to continue their university education in Canada. The program offers the opportunity for 100 students each year to continue...

Just as it looked as though the Real Madrid v Juventus game would be heading for extra time, Los Blancos were awarded a penalty and Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't understand why Juve complained about it. In the melee that followed, Gianluigi Buffon was sent off by Michael Oliver before...

The British parliament should be given a say on any military action Prime Minister Theresa May wants to take in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, the leader of the opposition Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned of...

UK Prime Minister May ready to approve UK taking part in military action in response to chemical attack in Syria, would not seek prior parliament approval: BBC

MOSCOW (Reuter)- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday and urged him to do nothing to destabilize Syria, the Kremlin said. Syria, Iran and Russia say Israel was behind an air strike on a Syrian air base Sunday that killed seven Iranian military...

WASHINGTON (AP)- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is "inevitable" there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third...

WASHINGTON (AP)- Global warming is likely slowing the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, which has  Such a shutdown was the premise of the scientifically inaccurate 2004 disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow." Study authors said a collapse is at least decades away but would be a...

WASHINGTON (AP)- President Donald Trump insisted that all was "very calm and calculated" at the White House, even as he vented Wednesday about the Russia probe, complained about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and served noticed that "nice and new and 'smart'" missiles will be coming...

 ALGIERS, Algeria (AP)- Algeria's defense ministry says 257 people have died when a military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria. The ministry said in a statement that 247 passengers and 10 crew members were...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble has again fallen sharply as last week's U.S. sanctions continue to bite and President Donald Trump threatened a missile strike on Syria. The dollar traded above 64 rubles on the Moscow exchange Wednesday morning for the first time since 2016, a 2 percent...

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Voters in the oil-rich Caspian Sea nation of Azerbaijan cast ballots Wednesday in an early presidential election that is all but certain to extend the rule of the country's long-serving leader by another seven years. President Ilham Aliyev is expected to win the...

AP) — Syrian government calls U.S. threats to attack "reckless," says they endanger international peace and security.

(AP) — Responding to Russian warnings to the U.S. against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people. "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles...

Trump warns Russia on Syria, says missiles 'will be coming'

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped all sides involved in Syria would avoid doing anything that could destabilize an already fragile situation in the Middle East and made clear it was strongly opposed to a possible U.S. strike on its ally. The United States and its allies are...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime army has mobilized troops in the southern suburbs of Damascus, seeking to attack last ISIS pockets, local activists said Wednesday. The regime aims to clean out all suburbs of Damascus from rebels and militant groups by war or reconciliation deals. Such...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday around 500 people had been treated for "signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals" after a suspected poison gas attack in a Syrian rebel enclave just before it fell. U.S. President Donald Trump and Western allies are...

Algerian state radio says more than 100 people killed in military plane crash

At least 181 people were killed when a military plane carrying soldiers crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria Wednesday, officials said. The cause of the crash was unclear, and an investigation has been opened, according to a Defense Ministry statement....