U.S. Air Force pilot Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Renken knew that whatever happened next might escalate the war in Syria. The 40-year-old father of four was flying his F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet in “a race track” pattern around an Iranian-made drone, which had just tried to kill...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Jordan has maintained a disciplined policy in the Syrian crisis and has followed a moderate methodology like other regional countries in the Syrian south especially after the balance of power in the south began to emerge. While the recent Jordanian statements raised the...

The conviction and jailing of South Korea’s top business tycoon heralds a drive to reform the country’s giant conglomerates and loosen their grip on the economy, analysts said. When Lee Jae-yong, de facto head of the world’s biggest smartphone-maker Samsung Electronics, was jailed Friday for...

A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in the restive southern province of Helmand late Sunday, an official said. "A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car as the Afghan National Army convoy passed a small market in Nawa...

 French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Turkish counterpart to free a French journalist who has been jailed in Turkey since July on suspicion of terrorism. The French president's office said Sunday that Macron spoke by telephone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and...

Ten people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked an Afghan army convoy in southern Helmand province, a local official said. Atiqullah Khan, Nawa district director, said Sunday the majority of the dead were soldiers who were targeted by the...

 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday the firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea this week was a provocative act but that the United States will continue to seek a peaceful resolution. "We do view it as a provocative act against the United States and our allies,"...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently campagin reported on Sunday that ISIS attacked several US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) locations near al-Mansour street in Raqqa city.  Also, calshes took places between SDF and ISIS near Children Hospital and al-Moror...

( The Guardian )- Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the north-west of the country, the military has said. Fighting was ongoing in al-Ayadiya, a small area just outside the city. Iraqi forces were waiting to retake the city’s surrounding areas to...

A Jordanian official said Sunday that Jordan is negotiating with Germany over the legal status of German troops to be stationed in the kingdom, amid reports that disagreements delayed deployment. The German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Germany seeks immunity in Jordan for 250 soldiers...

Clashes in western Myanmar that began last week when insurgents launched attacks against police posts are continuing, with the government and advocates for the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority trading charges of killing civilians and burning down homes. An announcement posted online by the...

Former technology executive Dotan Goshen carefully arranges some melons at the bottom of a crate, followed by courgettes, tomatoes and lettuce. With a smile of satisfaction, he contemplates his "organic basket" ready to be delivered to a customer. Goshen, a graduate of Israel's...

Pope Francis decried the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and prayed they receive "full rights." The pontiff said Sunday there was "sad news about the persecution of the religious minority of our Rohingya brothers." Thousands of Rohingya are trying to flee into Bangladesh after...

By Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian journalist Jaber Bakr is working on a documentary film entitled "The Last Exit from al-Waer", which monitors the bitterness of the siege and displacement, and the last scenes of the departure of the residents of al-Waer neighborhood west of the...

 A 51-year old woman left in critical condition after the twin vehicle attack in Spain last week passed away Sunday, bringing the death toll from the incident to 16, local authorities in Barcelona said. "This morning a 51-year-old German woman died after being treated in a critical...

British police announced on Sunday a second arrest in connection with an assault on three police officers by a man armed with a four-foot sword outside London’s Buckingham Palace on Friday. A 30-year-old man was arrested at an address in West London on suspicion of being “involved in the...

Farming in Nigeria is not for the fainthearted. Intermittent electricity means generators are needed half the time. Chronically potholed roads make transport slow and expensive. Fake fertiliser has previously devastated crops, while toxic feed ruined one dairy farm. But for a group of 13...

( The Guardian )- Several hundred Gazans went to the cinema on Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, albeit for one night only. The long-abandoned Samer cinema in Gaza City, the oldest in the strip but closed for decades, hosted a special screening of a film about Palestinians...

Israel has prevented vital solar panels from operating in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, a report has found.  Villagers in Jub al-Dib have been deprived of basic necessities since before the Israeli occupation began more than 50 years ago. That began to change when...

A serious humanitarian crisis is looming as the United Nations food agency today announced cutting daily rations of thousands of Burundi and Congolese refugees in Tanzania to cope with drying funds. The World Food Programme said today it has reduced daily food rations for 320,000 refugees in...