President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday Turkish forces would sweep Kurdish fighters from the Syrian border and could push all the way east to the frontier with Iraq - a move which risks a possible confrontation with U.S. forces allied to the Kurds. The Turkish offensive in northwest...

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched against what they say is Turkey's unwanted influence that has emboldened hard-right groups to try and silence opposing views. Protesters representing about 20 left-wing groups braved pouring rain Friday evening to voice their opposition to Turkey's...

The Syrian opposition delegation at peace talks in Vienna received a pledge Friday from Russia that it would press the Syrian army to enforce a ceasefire in the besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta, an opposition spokesman said Friday. Syrian army and Russian jets have for the last two...

A mass grave containing the remains of dozens of civilians and security personnel apparently executed by extremists has been found in northern Iraq's Kirkuk province, its governor said Friday. Rakan Said al-Juburi told AFP it was the 14th such discovery in the area. "Local...

The United States condemned Russia's agreement with leaders of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region regarding a joint military force Friday, saying the agreement is not a valid treaty. "The United States’ position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia is unwavering: The United States fully...

President Donald Trump Friday reached out to the global business elite and foreign governments in Davos with a sales pitch extolling America's appeal, but attracted boos for attacking the media. In a 15-minute speech at the climax of his debut appearance at the World Economic Forum in...

Daesh (ISIS) planned a Paris-style attack on crowded areas in Barcelona weeks before its November 2015 rampage in the French capital, according to a report published in a U.S. magazine. An Daesh network had planned to attack crowded public places in Spain's second city in...

The Syrian rebel commander stared at photographs of his fighters on the hilly frontline at the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, their pickup trucks stalled in the mud after a torrential downpour of rain. “It’s going to be a tough battle, maybe five or six months,” he said. “[But] we have...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- As Syrian regime renews chemical attacks on the besieged eastern district of Damascus, sources assured to Zaman al-Wasl that most of domestic chemical weapons and missiles used in the attack were manfactured by Iran. Damascus has been repeatedly accused...

The International Criminal Court prosecutor is renewing calls on Libyan authorities to arrest a Libyan commander wanted by the court for war crimes, after he was linked to a shocking video purported to show brutal killings. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she is deeply concerned by...

The idea of spraying a haze of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth as a quick way to slow global warming faces so many obstacles that it may not be feasible, a leaked draft U.N. report says. The U.N. review of a planetary sunshade, mimicking how a big volcanic eruption can...

FIFA is looking to recruit a lawyer with experience in South America to help its lead ethics prosecutor. FIFA says courtroom "experience gained in South America is a must" for a legal counsel whose duties will include briefing the "chairperson of the investigatory chamber" before...

Syria's main opposition group signaled it would announce Friday whether it will join next week's "peace congress" in Russia, as the U.N. held separate talks on finding a way out of conflict in the country. Regime officials and the main opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC)...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- La  Ghouta orientale  a été bombardé une autre fois  par les produits chimiques et le clore concentré. En effet ce dernier a été traité plusieurs fois dont la dernière était ce mois même le 22 après les grandes pertes successives à Ghouta  et plus...

Turkey's health minister said Friday that 14 Turkish soldiers and Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels were killed and another 130 people were wounded following Turkey's incursion into Syria's Afrin region. Speaking to reporters after visiting wounded soldiers in hospitals, Ahmet...

Qatar is confident that it can host a successful World Cup in 2022 and preparations are fully on track after a boycott by its Gulf neighbors briefly disrupted supply lines last year, its foreign minister told Reuters. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who is also deputy...

The White House has unveiled a proposal that provides a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants living in the country illegally, in exchange for new restrictions on legal immigration and $25 billion in border security. The plan, announced Thursday, was applauded by...

The PYD/PKK terrorist organization evoked painful memories for a Syrian family by carrying out a rocket attack in a southeastern Turkish town, where their current home is located. Neda Ahmar, the 51-year-old mother of the family, was enjoying a cup of tea with her family when a...

Israel's U.N. ambassador is accusing Iran of attempting to turn Syria into "the largest military base in the world" to destabilize the region, threaten Israel and "terrorize the entire free world." Danny Danon told the Security Council Thursday that classified information he was...

Kurdish authorities in Syria's Afrin district called Thursday for Bashar Assad's government to send troops to help defend them from a six-day-old Turkish assault, turning for help to the very government from which they have sought autonomy. The statement posted on the website of...