Israel has extended the detention without trial of a prominent Palestinian politician by another six months, the army said Tuesday, meaning she will spend at least one year in custody. Khalida Jarrar was arrested on July 2 for being a senior member in the Popular Front for the...

Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah was named Arab Player of the Year for 2017 Monday in a poll of around 100 sports journalists from several Arab countries. Salah, 25, has been an instant success at Liverpool since joining from AS Roma, scoring 17 goals in the Premier League...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 106 troops and militiamen from Hama province were killed in December, according to pro-regime social media activists. The troops had been killed by Daesh (ISIS), FSA, and Tahrir al-Sham in Deir Ezzor, Eastern Ghouta suburbs, Hama and Idlib provinces....

Israeli warplanes early Tuesday struck a site belonging to Palestinian resistance group Hamas in the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian security source. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media, the source said...

Iran on Tuesday reopened three of its border crossings with northern Iraq’s Kurdish region -- at Baghdad’s request -- after some two and a half months of closure, according to a local customs official. “The Parwezkhan, Haji Omaran and Sayran Ban crossings have all been reopened to human...

 Syria's Bashar Assad Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, state television reported, such a news followed corruption claims chased his close war aides. SANA did not give a reason for the government reshuffle that comes at...

Israel indicted a 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Monday on charges including assault for punching an Israeli soldier in the face two weeks ago, an incident which made her into a hero for Palestinians and was seen as humiliating by right-wing Israelis. Israel has held Ahed Tamimi since...

The world on Monday continued to express concern over the volatile situation in Iran where at least 10 people were killed and at least 377 others arrested following nationwide protests. In a written statement, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said: “We appeal to the Iranian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two rebel groups engaged in heavy fighting in southern Daraa province over killing of a senior commander, local activists said on Monday. The infighting between Liwa Shuhada’ Enkhel and Mojaheid Houran erupted on Sunday after the assassination one of Enkhel’s commanders...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said he expects relations with Germany to improve in 2018. In an interview with German news agency DPA published on Monday, Cavusoglu said: "The first three quarters of 2017 were not very good, but we made some progress since then....

Yemeni witnesses and security officials say Saudi-led coalition airstrikes have killed at least 23 people in the port city of Hodeida. They say Monday's strikes also wounded eight others. The blaze erupted in a market after a strike targeted a nearby petrol station in el-Garrahi...

 Syria's Bashar Assad Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, Syrian state television reported. SANA did not give a reason for the government reshuffle that comes at a time when Assad's forces have been gaining ground over the past two...

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Monday he would cut off foreign aid to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of harboring violent extremists and lying about it. "The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists are reporting heavy clashes between regime forces and rebels in the eastern suburbs of Damascus amid reports of opposition gains. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria-based activist Mazen al-Shami said Monday's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 24 regime troops from Tartus province were killed in the last two weeks by the Islamic State and rebel groups, according to pro-regime news feeds. The death toll included 6 officers and 18 soldiers killed in Deir Ezzor, Idlib Hama and Eastern Ghouta suburbs....

Ten people were killed during street protests in Iran on Sunday, state television said on Monday. The nationwide protests have drawn in tens of thousands of people and represent the boldest challenge to Iran’s leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009. Calls for more demonstrations on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian refugees bid farewell to their fourth consecutive year living in Lebanon while suffering the hardships of exile from Syria.  According to a poll conducted by Zaman al-Wasl among the camp residents in eastern Lebanon, most respondents described this year...

Israel’s intelligence minister on Monday voiced encouragement for Iranian anti-government protesters but added that Israeli policy was not to get involved in Tehran’s internal affairs. Four days of demonstrations in Iran have posed the boldest challenge to its clerical leadership since...

The CEO of Compass Group Plc, the world’s biggest catering firm, and four of his close family members were among the six people who died when the seaplane they were traveling in crashed into a Sydney river on New Year’s Eve. Richard Cousins, 58, chief of the British-based catering and...

Yemeni government forces took 52 Houthi militias as hostages and controls several areas in northern Jawf province Sunday, according to the Yemeni army website 26sepnews.net. The website also said that the army seized heavy weapons and military vehicles. Yemeni army's 4th...