(Zaman Al Wasl)-  “We kill you and displace you there [in Syria] we watch you and steal your chances here [In Europe] this is what pro-Assad Shabiha who mingled with Syrian refugees is doing right now in many European countries which gave asylum to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian Federal Press released footage last week revealed showing members of the "National Defense" militia of the Assad forces dealing with residents of towns and villages which the forces entered recently in Deir Ezzor countryside with the support of Russian forces....

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region over its independence referendum. Erdogan spoke shortly after Prime Minister Binali Yildirim...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- 26 rebel groups operating in Aleppo province have unified under one command on Monday, hours after a major attack by regime forces on their strongholds north and east of Aleppo. The new joint command come as the Syrian regime extended its aerial campaign to Aleppo...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 civilians have been killed in the U.S.-led airstrikes on eastern Deir Ezzor province on Monday amid hike in the death toll of civilsins live in ISIS-held areas, local activists said. The strikes killed 10 people, mostly women and children in the city of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have renewed the rocket attack on pro-regime militias near the Assad's hometown of al-Qardaha, killing two fighters, media outlets said on Monday. The Grad-rocket attack was in retaliation to a heavy aerial bombing on Jisr al-Shugour town at the enclaves...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State militants attacked the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in al-Shaddadi town south of Hasaka province on Monday, leaving 6 fighters killed and wounded, activists said. The attack left one SDF fighter killed and 5 more wounded, activist Mohamed...

Voting began in northern Iraq on Monday in an independence referendum organized by Kurdish authorities, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from neighboring Turkey and Iran, and international warnings it may ignite yet more regional conflict. The vote, expected to deliver a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Fierce clashes erupted early Monday between regime forces and rebels in the capital’s eastern neighborhood of Jobar  as regime seeks to advance in the long-besieged opposition-held pocket, l ocal activists said. Jobar Media Office said regime forces...

(Reuters) - Japan’s government maintained its moderately optimistic view on the economy, signaling that a recovery is broadening and gathering strength even as inflation remains anemic. In its monthly economic report for September released on Monday, the government also maintained its...

(Reuters) - The euro snapped a two-day rising streak and edged lower on Monday after the German election results prompted some investors to lock profits into one of the most profitable currency trades of the year. Money managers have piled into the single currency and related bets in...

(Reuters) - Optimism about the business environment among Britain’s financial services firms declined again in the third quarter of this year, the longest run of falling sentiment since the global financial crisis, according to a survey published on Monday. The latest quarterly survey...

(Reuters) - Hopes for higher wage growth across Britain are receding, apart from in a few sectors of the labor market that suffer from acute skill shortages, according to a report published on Monday by recruitment company Hays. Difficulties faced by most British employers in hiring the...

Walt Disney Co has threatened to pull its programming from the fourth largest U.S. cable distributor, Altice USA, if the two parties cannot reach a deal before the end of the month, the cable company said on Sunday. New York-based Altice, which is owned by a European conglomerate and is...

Uber said on Monday it was not clear what concerns London’s transport regulator had for stripping it of its license as the taxi app battles to keep operating in one of the world’s wealthiest cities. On Friday, the British capital’s regulator deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime has extended its aerial campaign to Aleppo province after a week of heavy bombing on Idlib and Hama provinces, killing 5 people, local activists said on Monday. The airstrikes have targeted the northern and western countryside of Aleppo, including...

(HRW) – Two aerial attacks near Raqqa,  Syria  in March killed at least 84 civilians, including 30 children, and raise concerns that US-led coalition forces fighting the extremist armed group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) did not take adequate precautions to minimize civilian...

A Russian general was fatally wounded while assisting Syrian troops in an operation to recapture the province of Deir el-Zour. Russian media blamed his death on mortar shelling by the "Islamic State" militant group. Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed the death of one of its generals on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The death toll of Russia’s vacuum missile attack on rebel bastion in Idlib province on Saturday has reached a total of 40, the largest Russian hit on rebels since Septemeber 2015, local reporter said. Saturday’s 15 airstrikes targeted Faylaq al-Sham group in...

 Syrian refugees rejoiced on Sunday at the news that Angela Merkel had secured a fourth term as German chancellor, but said they were alarmed by the rise of the far-right AfD party, which they feared could push her to tighten asylum rules. “We prayed that Merkel would win,” said...