Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned Turkey that keeping troops in northern Iraq could lead to a "regional war," according to comments broadcast on state TV on Wednesday. Abadi, who spoke at news conference Tuesday evening, was reacting to the Turkish parliament's decision last week...

One of Spain’s biggest corruption trials has begun, in which 37 business leaders and high-ranking conservative politicians face charges for running and benefiting from a massive bribery ring for years. Between all the defendants, prosecutors are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday efforts to end Syria's war must continue despite Washington's decision to break off talks with Moscow over what he called its "irresponsible" support for President Bashar al-Assad. The United States on Monday suspended talks with Russia on...

Russia said Tuesday it has sent an advanced missile system to the Syrian port of Tartus, as tensions escalate between it and the United States over the five-year conflict. The announcement came after Washington said it was suspending talks with Moscow aimed at reviving a ceasefire deal over...

Turkey’s military role in Syria is to rid the country of terrorism, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Tuesday, adding that it had no other plans in Syria or Iraq. In an interview with Haber Turk TV, Kalin said Turkey supported the expected operation to clear Daesh from Raqqah, the...

Lebanese rights activist Tareq Shandab was the target of an assassination attempt earlier this month after delivering a presentation at the UN’s Geneva headquarters, according to a statement issued Monday by the International Jurists Union. Describing the incident as "barbaric", the...

Syrian rebels said on Tuesday they had repelled an army offensive in southern Aleppo as Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded residential areas, while nations spoke of rebuilding a peace process the United States broke off this week. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced on Monday...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army backed by Turkey has Tuesday controlled the strategic village of Turkman Bareh northern countryside of Aleppo, after severe battle with the Islamic State. Moreover, the opposition managed to stop and attack of the Syrian regime forces and supporting militias at...

At least 30 people were killed when two boats carrying undocumented migrants of various nationalities sank off Libya’s northern coast Monday evening, according to local officials. "Two boats carrying scores of undocumented migrants sank off the coast of Sabratha [in northwestern Libya],"...

At least 30 people were killed when two boats carrying undocumented migrants of various nationalities sank off Libya’s northern coast Monday evening, according to local officials. "Two boats carrying scores of undocumented migrants sank off the coast of Sabratha [in northwestern Libya],"...

HASAKA (Zaman al-Wasl)- Masked armed groups subordinate to Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) launched during the past two days arrest and storming campaigns of Free Syrian Army (FSA) personnel and defected army officers in Hasaka southern countryside. The arrests extended to groups of...

The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade ripped into Haiti's southwestern peninsula early on Tuesday with 145 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds and storm surges, killing at least one person and damaging homes. The eye of the violent and slow-moving Category 4 storm was hovering over the...

Mortar bombs struck Russia’s embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. One shell hit the compound’s residential area while two others landed near the embassy building. No-one was injured in the attack, which was launched from an area...

Intensive care wards in Yemen's hospitals are filled with emaciated children hooked up to monitors and drips - victims of food shortages that could get even worse due to a reorganization of the central bank that is worrying importers. With food ships finding it hard to get into Yemen's ports...

Turkish authorities suspended nearly 13,000 police officers, detained dozens of air force officers and shut down a TV station on Tuesday, widening a state-ordered clampdown against perceived enemies in the wake of July's failed coup. The police headquarters said 12,801 officers, including...

Iraq launched a radio station on Tuesday to help Mosul residents stay safe during the upcoming military offensive to dislodge Islamic State from the largest city under its control, state TV said. The radio will give instructions on possible safe exit routes, places to avoid, where to find...

Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government have captured fresh territory in the city of Sirte, one of the Daesh terrorist group’s last strongholds in the North African country, according to a military official. "Our forces on Monday made significant gains against Daesh in the...

Rebels said on Tuesday they repelled a Syrian army offensive in southern Aleppo as Russian and Syrian warplanes continued to pound residential areas in besieged parts of the city where thousands of civilians are trapped. They said they inflicted losses on pro-government fighters after...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian resistance forces recaptured ground from regime forces in western suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday, taking captive 8 regime troops, field sources said. The resistances launched counterattack on regime forces in Deir Khabiya town, 16km (5 miles) west of the capital...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Syrian resistance forces killed 9 NDF militants on Tuesday in Salamiye city in Hama province, local sources reported. The attack launched on 3 regime and its supporting militia checkpoints in the villages of al-Mizaraa and al-Sathiyaat in Salamiya south western countryside....