Two jets collided on the ground at a Toronto airport on Friday, setting the tail of one aircraft alight and prompting passengers to evacuate the other via an emergency slide. Both WestJet and Sunwing confirmed that their planes were involved in the collision at 18:19 local time (2319...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Saudi Arabia to release a local journalist who was reportedly arrested this week after criticising the government. Saudi activists and media reported that Saleh al-Shehi, a columnist for Arabic-language daily al-Watan, was...
The United States has frozen $125 million in funding for a U.N. agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, Axios news site reported on Friday, but a State Department official said no decision had been made on the payment. Days after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday ordered a monthly payment of 1,000 riyals ($267) to state employees over the next year in compensation for rising cost of living after the government hiked domestic gas prices and introduced value-added tax (VAT). In a royal decree published by...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Qalamoun Shield, a pro-regime militia, has become a key unit in the major offensive on besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs near the capital, local activists said. The group that formed from local fighters has been suffering heavy looses, activist Ahmed Yabroudi told Zaman...
The author of a deeply critical book about Donald Trump’s first year in office said on Friday he had spoken with the president while working on it, contradicting Trump’s assertion that he had never talked to the writer for the book and had not authorized any access to the White House....
By Alex Lockie In the fight against the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria, US and US-led-coalition jets have flown thousands of sorties and dropped tons of munitions — but in doing so, they've tipped their hand to Russian fighter jets that have eagerly stalked them....
(Zaman Al Wasl)- As regime forces backed by Russia's air force stepping up bombing on Idlib, activists have accused Hayat Tahrir al-Sham of hindering the de-escalation zone agreement where Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed last September to deploy Turkish forces in the northern province to protect...
A Catholic charity Friday protested that Facebook had removed a page for Vienna's first baby of 2018, born of Muslim parents, which had garnered 20,000 messages of support after a rash of racist comments. The birth of Asel, hailed in the press as "the first Viennese baby" of the year,...
Armed groups clashed Friday in western Libya, forcing the closure of a key border crossing with Tunisia, an official and a military commander said. The clashes took place near the Ras Jedir border post, the main crossing between western Libya and southeastern Tunisia. The...
Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Friday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing arch enemy the United States of instigating the largest anti-government protests in nearly a decade, state TV reported. Tehran’s Friday prayer leader...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Friday Prayers have been suspended in the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs as regime forces and allied militias step up aerial and ground bombing on the last rebel stronghold around the capital, pushing to reach troops trapped in Harasta town. State television...
Mohamed Salah won African Player of the Year Thursday, a reward for success on all fronts in 2017 for the Egypt forward after he inspired his country to a long-awaited World Cup place and had a phenomenal start to his career at Liverpool. Salah won ahead of Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane...
Israel Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank following a viral video of the incident. Nour Tamimi, 20, was released early on Friday from a military prison after a court rejected the prosecution's...
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov Friday said Washington is "looking for reasons" to pressure Iran on its nuclear program. Ryabkov was responding to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence who this week said Washington will "not remain silent on Iran" and called for a replacement...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Bashar al-Assad put an end to the authority of the head of the security and military committee and the head of the military security branch in Hasaka province, Brigadier General Ali Thiab. Al-Assad announced that Thiab’s duties were over in the province considered...
A hot air balloon crashed near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, killing a South African tourist on board and injuring several others on Friday, officials said. State media blamed the crash on poor weather conditions without elaborating. High winds and sandstorms hit regions across...
Saudi Arabia has changed the status of its national oil giant Aramco to a joint-stock company as of Jan. 1, in a key step for an initial public offering (IPO) planned for later this year. The sale of up to 5 percent of Saudi Aramco, expected to go ahead in the second half of 2018, is a...
Conflict along the borders of Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions may separate up to 14,000 children from their families, the UNICEF said Friday. Over the past year, clashes between the two bordering communities in the region has left hundreds dead and forced tens of thousands to flee...
The European Union's position on death penalty is universal and the bloc works actively to suppress it everywhere in all circumstances, EU spokesman said Thursday. Carlos Martin Ruiz de Gordejuela's remarks came in response to a question posed by Anadolu Agency's Brussels correspondent...
