Hundreds of thousands of London commuters faced travel misery on Tuesday as a strike by train drivers bought services from southern England and Gatwick Airport to a standstill in the worst rail disruption in Britain for two decades. Drivers working for Southern Rail, which runs trains from...

The billionaire owner of China's property-to-entertainment conglomerate Wanda Group has warned Donald Trump that over 20,000 US jobs would be put at risk if the US president-elect mishandles Chinese investment in the country. "I have over $10 billion investment in the United States and...

The International Committee of the Red Cross is urging those fighting in Syria's Aleppo to do all they can to protect and spare civilian lives. The ICRC says in a statement on Tuesday that thousands of people with no part in the violence "have literally nowhere safe to run." The dramatic...

Syria's army and its allies have taken full control over all the Aleppo districts abandoned by rebels during their retreat in the city, a Syrian military source said on Tuesday. On Monday rebel defences collapsed, leading to a broad army advance across more than half of the remaining...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Monday's death toll of Syria's regime offensive on eastern Aleppo topped 100 amid initial reports of collective field executions for entire families. Such a savage killing comes as pro-regime areas celebrate Aleppo victory when about 80,000 people have been blockaded in a...

(The Wall Street Journal)- President-elect Donald Trump considers moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv a “very big priority,” senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said in a radio interview Monday, describing a step that would represent a major reversal of longstanding U.S....

The threat from the Islamic State group will likely endure for years to come, even if it loses all the territory it once held under its so-called "caliphate," experts warned Monday. In a report, 20 experts on the Middle East and jihadism also described how organizations such as Al-Qaeda and...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said talks with the United States on Syria were at a dead end, and ISIS's advance to Palmyra may have been staged by the United States and its regional allies to allow Syrian rebels in Aleppo a respite. During a visit to Belgrade, Lavrov said Russia was...

Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time Monday after claiming the European Championship and Champions League titles in 2016. Ronaldo is now one short of his La Liga rival Lionel Messi's record tally of five. "For me it's a great...

At least 21 civilians including five children were killed Monday in airstrikes targeting ISIS's Syrian de facto capital of Raqqa, activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was not able to determine who carried out the raids, but the city has been targeted regularly by aircraft...

Pope Francis appealed to Syrian President Bashar Assad in a personal letter to ensure that international humanitarian law is respected so that civilians are protected and aid can get to them, the Vatican said Monday. In the letter, given to Assad by the Vatican ambassador in Damascus, the...

Russia is insisting on changes to a framework for ending bloodshed in eastern Aleppo, Syria that are "unacceptable," a U.S. official said Monday. Syrian President Bashar Assad, backed by Russia, is now close to taking back full control of Aleppo, which was Syria's most populous city before...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- As Syria's regime and its allies are in the "final stages" of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance, Zaman al-Wasl has launched a new search engine for 66,000 people in Aleppo wanted for mandatory service.  Despite initial reports that all youth fled the eastern...

 France announced its first cyber-warfare army unit Monday, aimed at increasing the country's hacking skills as concerns grow in Europe and the United States about Russian capabilities. Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian likened the impact of hacking on warfare to the effect of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-At least 55 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in new chemical attack by Syrian forces on Aqarbat town in Hama province, monitor and residents said. Local council in Aqarbat said the regime warplanes have targeted the town and surrounding villages...

Ankara and Doha have launched a joint aid campaign for Syrian refugees in Turkey on Monday. The aid organization Turkish Red Crescent and Qatar Charity, a Doha-based NGO inked a deal in Istanbul for $10 million to aid refugees. According to the agreement, the Red Crescent and the Qatar...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria's chief opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said Monday that defeat in Aleppo would not weaken the resolve of opponents of Bashar Assad to remove him from power. "If Assad and his allies think that a military advance in certain quarters of Aleppo will signify that...

Syrian rebels on Monday withdrew from six more neighbourhoods in their one-time bastion of east Aleppo in the face of advancing government troops, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "The battle of Aleppo has reached its end. It is just a matter of a small period of time, no more,...

By Ethar Abduhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl followed with great interest the news and reports of Russia media regarding Moscow sending a group of what is known as the Chechen special forces. The forces add to the long list of Bashar Assad loyalists who fight with him against the Syrian...

The Syrian regime army and its allies are in the "final stages" of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance that has pushed rebels to the brink of collapse in a shrinking enclave, a Syrian general said on Monday. A Reuters journalist in the government-held zone said the bombardment of rebel...