(Zaman Al Wasl)- Most of Syrian refugees in Lebanese border town of Arsal are preferring to stay despite the brutality of Lebanese army raids, refusing to leave with Jihadist group to northern Idlib province or to eastern Qalamoun region, local reporter said. 200 jihadists are due to...

Libya's U.N.-backed unity government chief has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian vessels in Libyan waters to combat human trafficking. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj "denies having asked Italy to send naval vessels into Libya's territorial waters ... or...

Jordan will not allow the return of Israel's ambassador until the shooting of two Jordanians by an embassy security guard has been properly investigated, a government official said Friday. "Jordan will not allow ambassador Einat Shlein or the rest of the embassy staff to return until a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian and Russian airstrikes killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 141 more in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs since regime and rebels declared a ceasefire five days ago, local monitoring group said. Ghouta Media center recorded 98 violationS by regime and Russia since...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Southern Front, key rebel alliance in southern Syria, denied any support or engagement in local peace initiative with Israel, according to the spokesman and sources. A five-point paper called Golan Peace Initiative and secret visit to Israel were the latest debate...

Russia's Foreign Ministry has ordered a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia and said it was closing down a U.S. recreation retreat in response to fresh sanctions against Russia. The Senate on Friday approved a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and...

Turkey's state-run news agency says a boat carrying migrants to a Greek island has sunk, killing five children and two adults on board. Anadolu Agency says the boat sank off the Turkish resort of Cesme late on Thursday. Nine other people - four Iraqis, three Somalis and two Syrians - were...

The Senate's decisive vote to approve a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea sends the popular bill to President Donald Trump. He will be under pressure to sign it after weeks of intense negotiations. Trump's likelihood of supporting the measure is a...

A commuter train crashed into a railway buffer in Barcelona's Francia station, injuring 48 people, five of those seriously, emergency services said on Friday. There were no deaths reported. At least 18 of the injured need hospital attention, emergency services said. The driver was among the...

Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem on Friday and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from the Old City's Al-Aqsa mosque for the day in anticipation of more mass protests. Tensions have been high at the compound for two weeks, often erupting into clashes, after two Israeli...

Al-Qaeda said for the first time it is active in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, announcing Thursday on a linked propaganda network that a militant from an indigenous rebel group would lead a new outfit of fighters opposing Indian rule in the disputed region. The announcement was...

A government official says Afghan security forces have driven Taliban fighters from Taywara District in western Ghor province. Abdul Hai Khateby, provincial governor spokesman, says fighting raged for two days before Afghan soldiers drove them from the district center on Friday. Khateby...

Britain pressed Syria and its ally Russia on Thursday to allow access to humanitarian aid in the war-torn country as a senior U.N. official told the Security Council that aid convoys had not been able to reach 540,000 people in besieged areas during July. "We're not asking for humanitarian...

Syrian opposition groups have reopened the northwestern border crossing of Bab al-Hawa with Turkey after a week-long closure caused by rebel infighting that blocked the main conduit for goods into Idlib province. Border officials and rebels said more than 200 trucks carrying food and...

The captain and crew of a ship chartered by an anti-immigrant group was ordered to leave Cyprus after being detained on suspicion of forging the documents of 20 Sri Lankan nationals on board, a Turkish Cypriot aid group said Thursday. The Defend Europe-chartered ship's captain and his crew...

 Venezuela's government on Thursday issued a ban on protests against a controversial weekend election that has already been the focus of deadly street demonstrations. From Friday, those taking part in rallies, demonstrations, marches or similar events that "could disturb or affect" the...

(Eqtsad)- Cases of deep sorrow for unknown reasons is what most of the Syrians today speak about after more than three years of their stay in European countries .. For example, it is difficult for Ahmed, a resident of France and his family, to know why he is disgusted by the situation in...

A senior U.N. humanitarian official says over 200,000 people in Syria have fled their homes in the area around Deash's (ISIS) de facto capital of Raqqa since the start of April. The figure includes more than 30,000 people who were displaced this month alone, as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters...

 Iran successfully launched its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday, the country's state media reported, in what is likely the most significant step yet for the launch vehicle. A confirmed launch of the "Simorgh" rocket would also mark another step forward for...

Jordan's King Abdullah called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to put on trial an Israeli security guard who shot dead two Jordanians and warned the way the incident is handled would directly affect ties between the two countries. In a statement from the royal court, the Jordanian...