(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian civilians in ISIS-held areas in northeastern province of Hasaka are not able to flee as clashes intensify between the radical group and the U.S.-backed Kurdish militias, activists said. Malaz Yousef told Zaman al-Wasl that ISIS had prevented residents from leaving to...

Pope Francis will visit Egypt as planned this month despite the weekend bombings of two Coptic Christian churches that killed 44 people, a Vatican official said. "There is no doubt the Holy Father will maintain his offer to go to Egypt" on April 28 and 29, Monsignor Angelo Becciu, the Holy...

( The New Arab )- A rocket fired from the Sinai peninsula landed in southern Israel on Monday, with tensions high in the area following two deadly church bombings in Egypt. The rocket landed in the Eskhol regional council, causing no injuries or damage, Israel's army said. No group has...

Russia should end its support for "toxic" Syrian President Bashar Assad, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy. "It's time for (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to face the truth about the tyrant he is propping up," Johnson...

Israel took the unusual step Monday of barring its citizens from crossing into Egypt's Sinai peninsula, saying the threat of attacks in the area inspired by ISIS and other extremist groups was high. Minutes after the ban was announced, the Israeli military said a rocket was launched from the...

Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on their murder. Forty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels thwarted regime major attack near Aleppo city as regime heavy artillery on residential districts killed 13 people in the northern countryside, local reporter said Monday. The regime forces backed by allied militias seek to capture regime bastions in the...

IranAir may get its first new Boeing jetliner a year earlier than expected under a deal to take jets originally bought by cash-strapped Turkish Airlines, Iranian media and industry sources said. Iran had been expected to receive the first of 80 aircraft ordered from the U.S. planemaker in...

 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani defended his economic record in a press conference Monday but stopped short of formally announcing his candidacy for next month's presidential election. Rouhani pushed back against criticism from conservatives over his economic performance, saying there...

The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation's security forces, according to U.S. officials. Congress is expected to receive formal...

( Al-Monitor )- With the Islamic State (IS) nearly defeated in Iraq, Baghdad and Damascus have remarkably stepped up security and military cooperation. On March 29, the Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced that, through coordination between the two countries, the Syrian...

Turkish calls for tough action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after U.S. missile strikes on one of his airbases may overestimate Washington's appetite for deeper involvement in Syria's war and threaten Ankara's fragile rapprochement with Russia. Within hours of the U.S. cruise...

A Chinese envoy arrives in South Korea Monday to discuss North Korea's increasingly defiant weapons program as a U.S. Navy strike group heads to the region amid concerns Pyongyang may be readying a fresh nuclear test. North Korea marks several major anniversaries this month and often marks...

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialized nations meet Monday for an annual gathering, with Europe and Japan seeking clarity from the United States on an array of issues, especially Syria. The two-day summit in Tuscany comes as the United States moves a Navy strike group...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow this week will be an early test of whether the Trump administration can use any momentum generated by striking a Syrian air base to craft and execute a strategy to end the Syrian war. Even before Trump ordered last week's strike on the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Commanders of the Syrian Air Force never been 'so carefully selected', as the last appointments list shows which includes name of the military pilot who carried out the deadly Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack last week where hundreds of people killed and affected. The...

U.S. military strikes against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons are a warning to other nations, including North Korea, that "a response is likely" if they pose a danger, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday. As a U.S. Navy strike group headed toward the Korean...

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday. Sisi announced the "state of emergency for three months" in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian warplanes bombed northern Saraqeb town with Napalm and Phosphorus bombs on Sunday, local activists said, surfacing footage showing massive fire sweeping the residential districts of the key town in Idlib province. The use of international forbidden bombs mounted after...

French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to launch retaliatory missile strikes in Syria as a "criminal, irresponsible act." Melenchon said in a campaign speech focusing on international issues Sunday that the U.S. missile...