Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Saturday it was suspending its migrant rescues in the Mediterranean because it felt threatened by the Libyan coastguard and the Italian government's policies have made its job harder. The aid group's decision is the latest development in mounting...

Iran is holding talks with European plane-maker Airbus to buy 48 helicopters for civilian use, an Iranian official was on Saturday quoted as saying, as Iran continues its shopping spree of Western aircraft after the lifting of sanctions. "The Health Ministry is planning to order 45 HEMS...

The Russian government has nominated former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin, to join the board of Rosneft, the energy giant under Western sanctions. Schroeder was among seven nominees in a decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev...

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian arena is witnessing today more than ever major transformations that has strategic dimensions at the political and military levels following successful truces in several regions and the activation of the plan of de-escalation zones,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Jaish al-Islam on Saturday has mourned 35 members were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a their training camp in southern Daraa province late on Friday. The powerful Islamist group did not accused rival groups of carryng ut the bombing, assuring its...

Around a hundred Barcelona residents gathered on the Spanish city's beach on Saturday to protest the unchecked growth of mass tourism to the popular vacation destination. The protest was organized by a local residents' group under the theme "Recover the beach for everyone!" They say the...

A fighter jet has crash landed at Bahrain International Airport, disrupting flights to and from the island nation. Social media pictures of the crash showed the grey fighter jet's nose tipped into the air but largely intact. Airport officials did not respond to requests for comment...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday warned against an "escalation of tensions" over North Korea amid a growing war of words between Washington and Pyongyang. In a statement, Macron voiced his "concern at the ballistic and nuclear threat coming from North Korea", saying the...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that tension with Europe was due to European domestic politics and relations with Berlin would improve after Germany's parliamentary election in September. Relations between Europe and Turkey, a NATO member and a candidate for European Union...

A Palestinian woman stabbed and wounded an Israeli man in east Jerusalem on Saturday, before she was arrested, police said. They said in an English-language statement that the incident occurred next to the Old City's Damascus Gate, a site of past attacks. The woman, a Jerusalem resident...

Syrian regime forces seized full control of the last major town in Homs province held by Daesh (ISIS), Syrian state media reported on Saturday, as the army and its allies press a multi-pronged advance into eastern areas held by the extremist group. Syrian state media cited a military source...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The process of evacuating members of Saraya Ahl al-Sham and about 3000 thousands of civilians from Lebanese border enclave has been delayed until further notice, Lebanese media and group's spokesman said on Saturday. The 300 fighters of Free Syrian Army group were...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Seven Syria Civil Defence workers brutally killed late on Friday when unknown assailants stormed their office in northern Idlib province, the rescue service said on Saturday. The assailants used pistol silencer their attack on Sarmeen office, killing the whole crew and...

(Zaman Al Wasl TV)- The footage may seem taken from a historical documentary about the suffering of coal miners, but the fact is that it reflects part of the consequences of the blockade imposed by Assad regime on Eastern Ghouta. The people in Ghouta adapted to the blockade by adopting...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The process of repatriating members of Saraya Ahl al-Sham and about 3000 thousands of civilians from Lebanese border enclave has been delayed until further notice, The Daily Star reported Saturday. Fighters of Free Syrian Army group were supposed to pull out from...

At least two people were shot dead in Kenya during protests against the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta by opposition supporters who believe the vote was rigged, according to police and a health official. "We have one person killed and four others admitted in hospital with...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A suspected ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up inside a training camp for Jaish al-Islam in southern Daraa province, leaving at least 30 fighters dead, source said on Friday.   Yet, no rebel group or the Islamic State have claimed the responsibility for the attack....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Islamic State ambushed Syrian regime forces in the eastern countryside of Raqqa on Friday, killing 7 troops and taking three more captive, the militant group’s news feeds said as U.S.-backed forces advanced in the city.   ISIS said it had attacked the regime...

Fighters from Saraya Ahl al-Sham, a Syrian rebel group, will start on Saturday to pull out of an enclave in Lebanon on the border with Syria along with some civilians, a senior Lebanese security official said on Friday. About 300 fighters, along with their families and some other...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of opposition-held areas have rallied after Friday Prayers, calling for the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad amid fears of a Russian-American deal to keep him in power.   The demonstrations have recalled the first days of Syrian revolution that erupted in March...