France could adapt its military operation as part of the U.S.-led coalition in Syria if it deems it useful to achieve its objectives in the fight against Daesh (ISIS), a French presidential source said Friday. "If the president felt that, in order to achieve our goals against [Daesh],...

The U.S. military said Friday that two coalition personnel were killed and five others wounded by a roadside bomb in Syria in a rare such attack since the U.S.-led coalition sent troops into the war-torn country. The military did not say where the incident occurred of the nationalities...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed Kurdish forces hit army bastions in Deir Ezzor as the regime backed by Russian mercenaries seeks to control the oil-rich province, military source said Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces that based in Conoco oilfield launched rocket attack on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The last rebel group in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus denied reports it had agreed with Russia to leave the town of Douma, after the Russian military said it had reached a deal for insurgents to surrender the area. Douma, controlled by the Jaish al-Islam rebel group, is...

Turkey Friday turned down a French offer to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces dominated by a Kurdish militia deemed a terrorist outfit by Ankara, a presidential spokesman said. "We reject any efforts to promote 'dialogue', 'contact' or 'mediation' between Turkey and those...

Phelim McDermott’s whimsical take on Mozart’s bittersweet comedy “Cosi fan tutte” is set in a boardwalk amusement park much like a 1950s version of New York’s Coney Island. That means the story of two pairs of young lovers whose loyalties are tested plays out not in the eighteenth-century...

With warm nostalgia for Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s tale, “Peter Rabbit” director, producer and co-writer Will Gluck channels the author’s earnestness into a sweet film sure to delight young fans. Adults, on the other hand, may find the plot predictable and the pacing a bit wanting, but...

The daily hordes of tourists have exhausted the Thai beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea, will be closed to all visitors for four months annually starting this June to allow for the recovery of the damaged coral reefs and sea...

Marilyn Monroe famously invoked a Hollywood “where they’ll pay you $1,000 for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul” – but these days it’s as likely to be the other way around. Religion is reclaiming cinema for sacred purposes at a rate never seen in history, with faith-based movies exploding from...

A new racism scandal has rocked Russian football in the run-up to the World Cup – and anxious Moscow authorities are taking it seriously. The idea of fans targeting black players with monkey chants has been haunting Russian football chiefs heading into the June 14 to July 15...

Reaction after deposed Australian captain Steve Smith and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft held news conferences in Australia to apologize for their roles in last week’s ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town: Matt Prior, former England wicketkeeper “Fair play Bancroft and Steve...

Turkey will take steps to ease the establishment of investment banks in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said late Thursday. "Now, we will take a further step and make the establishment of investment banks in Turkey easier," Simsek said at an award ceremony in Istanbul....

Turkey welcomed 3 million foreign visitors in the first two months of 2018, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said on Friday. Three million foreign nationals visited Turkey in January and February, up 35 percent from same months in 2017, the ministry said in a statement. Iran...

The Mayor of the Libyan capital, Abdul-Raouf Beit al-Mal, was released on Friday after he was abducted by unknown perpetrators, according to the city’s municipality. Sharing the information on their official Facebook page, the city council did not give details about the mayor’s state of...

More than half of French people believe the government could do more to stop terror attacks, according to a poll published on Thursday, six days after fresh bloodshed in the country. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said that French President Emmanuel Macron and his administration...

This week, Saudi Arabia has seen an attack unprecedented since the first day of its military intervention in Yemen's war in March 2015. On Sunday evening, Seven missiles struck four different regions in the kingdom, including in Riyadh. It was the first time the Yemen war has directly...

Robert Lewandowski's summer departure from Bayern Munich now appears to be a matter of 'where to' and 'on what terms', despite the Bundesliga giants' chief executive, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, recently declaring his confidence that the Poland striker will "100%" remain at the Allianz Arena next...

With multi-colored skin and a distinctive song, the Hyloscirtus japreria was discovered during expeditions over the past decade living in rivers and cascades at altitudes above 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). It was named in honor of the Japreria, a disappearing indigenous ethnic group in...

Belgian judges will hand down their verdict in April in the trial of Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving suspect in the Paris Islamist attacks, over a shootout in Brussels that led to his capture. The court in Brussels announced that it will deliver the judgement on April 23, two months...

Basra (Iraq) (AFP) - Cats in Iraq's southern city of Basra are purring with delight as the country's first feline hotel opens for guests. In a part of the country where many struggle to make ends meet, a prime venue for cat naps may seem like a luxury. But Mehdi Fadel, owner of...