The world's biggest journalists' organization says that at least 81 reporters have been killed on the job this year and that violence and harassment against media staff have skyrocketed. In its annual "Kill Report," seen by The Associated Press, the International Federation of...

A policeman was stabbed to death Saturday in a rare attack in Oman's capital Muscat, authorities said, with his assailant described as "mentally ill." Police said the attacker stabbed the policeman at a Muscat shopping centre, adding that the assailant "was in possession of a document...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 civilians killed and dozen more wounded in regime air strikes on the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs, Civil Defense rescuing group said on Saturday. The regime air force conducted more than 30 raids since early morning, pounding most of the...

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has announced a 6-month state of emergency in the states of Kassala and North Kurdufan, government news agency SUNA said Saturday. The move is part of ongoing disarmament campaigns which started near Darfur and Blue Nile in October. 

On Aug. 21, 2013, a Damascus suburb called Ghouta was attacked with sarin gas, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. President Barack Obama had warned that the United States would take military action if President Bashar al-Assad of Syria used chemical weapons. The attack on...

Zaman Al Wasl TV opens the door for Video amateurs to participate in the #Catchy_Video contest. The accepted videos will be shown after Zaman al-Wasl confirms that the video adheres to the platform’s standards.  The owner of the winning video will receive a...

Thousands of regime supporters marched in cities across Iran on Saturday in a show of strength for the regime after two days of protests that marked the biggest unrest for years. State television showed large crowds of black-clad supporters gathering in the capital Tehran, second city...

Dozens of Syrian rebels and their families have departed aboard buses from an area where they have been besieged by government forces near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The move is part of a deal to clear yet another district from insurgents. The regime-controlled Syrian Central...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S. army carried out a raid on an ISIS pocket in northeastern Hasaka province late on Friday, killing 3 civilians, local activists said. The U.S. forces made an airdrop to arrest a commander in Daesh lives in the village of Tel Zahab southeast of Hasaka city....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces, backed by Russian air force and Iranian-backed militias, have stepped up its offensive on Idlib and Hama provinces, pushing to take major rebel stronghold in Syria. The Assad troops are pushing north from a corner of the adjacent province of Hama,...

 A U.S.-led coalition carried out more than 14,100 military strikes against the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq since the alliance was established in mid-2014, according to a coalition official. “From September 2014 to December 2017, the alliance carried out 14,104 strikes on Daesh...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three civilians killed and dozen more wounded in regime’s artillery shelling on the northwestern province of Hama, local reporter said on Friday. Syria’s air force and army, supported by Russian air power and Iranian-backed militias, have stepped up an offensive in Hama...

The mayor of a small city in northern Colombia says 31 people were wounded when an explosive device was thrown into a crowded nightclub. Caucasia Mayor Oscar Anibal Suarez says three women were seriously injured in the pre-dawn attack Friday at the Bora Bora nightclub. Suarez says the...

A Syrian cameraman working for pro-regime TV network Sama was killed Friday while covering clashes on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, state news agency SANA reported. "The terrorists targeted a press team from the Sama satellite channel near the village of Umm Haratain,"...

Spanish authorities said Friday they have opened an investigation into the death of an Algerian migrant found dead in a jail where hundreds of migrants are being held pending asylum claims. "Police have opened an investigation to shed light on the death of the detainee, aged 36 and of...

An Iranian official said Friday that 52 people had been arrested at protests the previous day in Mashhad as the government suggested hardline opponents may have been behind the unrest. Reformist media said hundreds had taken to the streets of Mashhad and other towns on Thursday in...

Turkey has released another German citizen from jail, Berlin said Friday amid a gradual thaw in bilateral ties, stressing however that seven more were still being held for "political reasons." Without identifying the person, the German foreign ministry said it could "confirm the...

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank for the fourth Friday in a row in protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Palestinian health officials said at least 20 protesters were wounded...

A gunman opened fire on worshippers and Egyptian security forces stationed outside a Coptic church in a Cairo suburb on Friday and killed at least ten people before he was wounded and arrested, the Interior Ministry said. Earlier reports by security sources and state media said at least...

Imams across Syria are directing Muslims to pray for rain during this week's congregational Friday prayers. Syrian President Bashar Assad directed imams to pray for rain in this week's prayers through a circular distributed by the Religious Affairs Ministry, SANA state news agency...