(Zaman Al Wasl)- Negotiation committee in the opposition-held countryside of Hama and Homs provinces said Russians are pressing on rebel factions to participate in the Syrian national dialogue congress in Sochi at the end of January. Bassam Sawah, spokesman for the local negotiation...

At least 20 Nigerians were sold into slavery for $735 in Libya, a local official said on Tuesday quoting victims who had returned to their home country. Sulaiman Labaran, an official of the relief body National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told Anadolu Agency: "20 Nigerians were...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces and Daesh took 20 villages from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Hama province, local activists said on Tuesday. The Islamic State took 8 villages while the regime forces seized control of the strategic town of al-Rahjan with 11 more villages in the eastern...

New York Police Department (NYPD) officials are investigating who is responsible leaving hate messages on the lockers of two Muslim officers, the department’s Muslim Officers Society told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. "It is under investigation and that is all I know right now but we...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised a "massive movement of the people against the plots of the enemies", accusing the United States and Israel of inciting anti-government demonstrations. Pro-government rallies have been held across the country since late...

Ten children were among 24 people killed in strikes on a rebel enclave near the Syrian capital Tuesday, a monitor said as the UN's humanitarian chief paid his first visit to the country. Either regime or Russian aircraft were responsible for the raids, the most deadly of which killed 13...

An Egyptian court has sentenced 23 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison on charges linked to the unrest that followed the 2013 military overthrow of an elected Islamist president. The court sentenced another 223 defendants to 15 years on similar charges, which included...

Russia said Tuesday that a recent series of drone attacks on its military bases in Syria would have required assistance from a country possessing satellite navigation technology - a statement that appeared to be aimed at the United States. Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces...

An investigation has been opened into the death in custody of a young Iranian in Tehran's infamous Evin prison, the judiciary said Tuesday, with a lawmaker linking the death to recent protests. "An investigation was immediately opened and the prison guards and other people have been...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two children killed and dozen more wounded in regime artillery on a de-escalation zone in central Homs province, local reporter said on Tuesday. The artillery bombardment targeted the town of Kafrlaha, the largest town in al-Hola region, an array opposition-held...

 Turkey summoned the ambassadors of Russia and Iran to complain about what it said was Syrian government forces' violation of the borders of the Idlib de-escalation zone, Turkish foreign ministry sources said Tuesday. Turkey asked the envoys to urge the Syrian government in...

Tunisia's economic is experiencing difficulties but 2018 will be the last year of hardship, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Tuesday after a night of protests against austerity measures. "People have to understand that the situation is extraordinary and their country is have...

Egypt says security forces have killed eight suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday the firefight broke out when the forces raided a suspected hideout in el-Arish city. It said the militants were planning attacks targeting...

Prosecutors in Germany have formally charged a 37-year-old Syrian man on allegations of promoting Daesh (ISIS), obtaining bomb-making instructions and other crimes. The man, who wasn't identified, is alleged to have posted videos on social media in 2016 urging support and soliciting new...

The Israeli army overnight carried out air strikes and fired rockets at targets in Syria, causing damage near a "military position", the regime army said in a statement on Tuesday. The Israeli air force carried out strikes on the Qutayfeh area northeast of Damascus, hitting near the...

Kuwait will host an international conference in February on the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq, in cooperation with the World Bank and private companies, it said Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said that despite "past wounds" - a reference to Iraq's 1990 invasion of...

Jordan said on Sunday that it has agreed to a UN request to deliver humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Syrians stranded near a border crossing between the two countries. The kingdom sealed its border with Syria in 2016, after an Islamic State group militant attack on Jordanian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes on Monday intensified between Daesh and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the remaining pockets in eastern Deir Ezzor province after the fail of a deal evacuates ISIS militants from al-Sheitat region to the Iraqi border, local activists said....

UN on Monday voiced concern over the detention of 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed al-Tamimi. "What is clear is that people need to have their rights respected. The detention of children is our particular concern and we have made those concerns known," UN spokesman Stephane...

Egypt's parliament on Monday approved a legislative amendment to toughen the punishment for children abduction. As per amended penal code, the death sentence or life imprisonment (25 years) would be awarded if the child is subjected to sexual abuse after being abducted, the parliament...