Last year Russia brokered a series of cease-fires, or “de-escalation zones,” in Syria, including one with the United States covering the southwest corner of the country. The Kremlin claimed its aim was to wind down the country’s civil war and lay the groundwork for a peace deal between the...

Egypt will impose a curfew on parts of the North Sinai region starting on Saturday after the country extended its state of emergency, the official gazette said. The curfew includes areas at the border town of Rafah near Gaza from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and around the town of El-Arish from 1...

 U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would waive nuclear sanctions against Iran for the last time to give Washington and its European allies a chance to fix the "terrible flaws" of the 2015 nuclear deal. A senior administration official said Trump wants the deal strengthened...

The European Union voiced concern Friday over the Israeli detention of two Palestinian minors, one of whom who was arrested after a video of her confronting Israeli soldiers went viral. The Jerusalem and Ramallah EU missions expressed "deep concern regarding the circumstances of the...

Air France has dismissed the conclusions of a new report into the 2009 Rio-to-Paris Air France plane crash that blames the pilots for failing to apply correct procedures and losing control of the aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean. Previous reports said a technical fault on the Airbus...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Family of four, including 3 children, killed in fresh air strikes on besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs, local activists said on Friday. The strikes targeted the district of Hammouriya topping the death toll to 135 in a week of heavy bombardment on the Sunni enclave...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed Russian jets have stepped up its aerial campaign stormed northern provinces of Idlib and Hama as rebels’ counter attack  inflicted heavy losses among army ranks, local activists said on Friday.  The move followed rapid gains by the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three senior officers operating in the Tiger elite forces killed by rebels in Abu Zuhour air base in the northwestern province of Idlib, activists said on Friday. A rebel command task said they foiled regime attack on Abu Zuhour base, leaving more than 50...

U.S. President Donald Trump was set Friday to decide whether to jeopardize the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by re-imposing American sanctions on an agreement European leaders say is working just fine. Washington agreed to sanctions relief under the terms of the landmark agreement reached...

Qatar has filed a complaint to the United Nations about an alleged violation of its airspace in December by an Emirati military aircraft, state news agency QNA reported Friday. The United Arab Emirates is one of four Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt that have...

Tunisian authorities said Friday the number of people detained in a wave of violent protests had risen to nearly 800, as fresh unrest over austerity measures hit a provincial town overnight. Activists have called for a major protest Friday over the measures introduced at the start of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 180 Syria troops and militiamen were killed in five weeks  as the regime backed by Russia air force is pushing to take major rebel stronghold in Idlib and Hama provinces, according to activists. At least 75 regime troops were killed on Thursday when...

Ecuador has granted citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been sheltering at its London embassy for five years to avoid arrest, Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa announced Thursday. Espinosa told a press conference in Quito that Assange, a 46-year-old...

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says his country is ready to discuss its outstanding differences with Egypt after more than four years of strained relations. The foreign minister also pointed to “attempts” -- he did not say by whom -- to disrupt...

Habib al-Adly, former President Hosni Mubarak’s last interior minister, was reportedly acquitted of corruption charges on Thursday. According to judicial sources, al-Adly, who served as interior minister from 1997 to 2011, is now set to be released -- along with 10 others -- after being...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that it was not Turks who attacked Russia’s bases in Syria this week, according to local media reports. On Monday, Russia averted an attack by 13 drones on its Syrian installations -- 10 attacking its Khmeimim air base and three of them on...

Tunisian protesters burned down a regional national security headquarters near the Algerian border, prompting authorities to send in troops after police retreated, witnesses said, as unrest over prices and taxes raged on nationwide. But the government, under pressure to cut a ballooning...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 75 regime troops were killed when rebels launched a counterattack against regime forces and their allies in Idlib province on Thursday, local reporter said. Rebels said they had captured some 15 villages and seized 60 government fighters, but military source...

The U.S. State Department expects a decision on whether to waive sanctions on Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal will be made on Thursday, a senior official said. Under Secretary Steve Goldstein told reporters he was not sure if the decision will be announced Thursday night or Friday.

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has reopened the main gate to the town of Babbila in southern Damascus suburbs, allowing civilians and goods entry, local activists said on Thursday. The closure of  Babbila-Sidi Meqdad checkpoint lasted for nine days after tension between...