The U.S. on Tuesday demanded Houthi rebels in Yemen release an American citizen detained last week calling it “unacceptable”. U.S. reaction followed American media reports from Yemen that an American English teacher in the capital, Sanaa, was detained on “suspicions of espionage” last week....

A bomb attack targeting a mosque in Dresden late Monday was caused by a homemade explosive, German police said on Tuesday. Police President Horst Kretschmar said initial investigation showed that suspects used a homemade explosive, which caused heavy damage to the door of the mosque....

The number of Syrians who have returned to Jarabulus near the Turkish border is now almost 3,500, a local migration official told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. The area has seen the return of citizens weeks after the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) liberated the town in Aleppo province....

Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital,...

Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new military campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire. The United States says the assault on Aleppo is proof that...

When Palestinian fisherman Abu Mohammed came under pressure to become an informer for Israeli intelligence, the 45-year-old father of five took a radical decision - he quit fishing and became a builder. Working off the coast of Gaza, where Israel imposes restrictions preventing fishing boats...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces launched new offensive on the western suburbs of the capital, saying it wants to clear rebel pockets in area close to an Alawite-dominated district, activist said Tuesday. The local rebels of Qudsaya and al-Hama clashed with regime ground troops as they...

Writing by Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- The German journalist Jurgen Todenhofer broadcasted a video recording which he described as the most difficult interview he has ever conducted in Syria. The interview took place 10 days ago with a commander from al-Nusra Front, as he called, who spoke...

The Doha-based International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has called for a global “day of anger” on Friday in support of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been under intense attacks by regime and Russian forces. More than 400 people have been killed and hundreds injured by...

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for dozens of sick and wounded people in the embattled eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be evacuated through safe corridors for treatment. The Syrian military, helped by Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias and the Russian air...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes have renewed between regime forces and rebels in mountainous Latakia province since Monday morning, local monitor group said, days after calm followed  U.S.-Russian truce. Latakia Media Network said both sides had exchanged shelling on their territories in...

Turkish warplanes destroyed PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq late Monday, a military source told Anadolu Agency Tuesday. The Turkish military had launched the airstrikes on the targets based on its intelligence gathering between 9 p.m. (0600 GMT) and 10 p.m. (0700 GMT). An...

Hillary Clinton won the first presidential debate Monday against Donald Trump, according to two voters who are on the fence about whom to vote for in the Nov. 8 election. Nancy Ramos and Huthaifa Shqeirat shared their thoughts with Anadolu Agency after watching the debate. Both said the...

The chief prosecutor of Istanbul has issued orders for the detention of 121 members of a relief organization on suspicion of having links to the Fetullah Terror Organization, the prosecutor's office announced Tuesday. According to the office, Istanbul police launched an operation in 18...

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday that talks among OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers in Algiers this week are consultative, casting doubt on the chances of any policy decision during the meeting. He also said he was optimistic about the oil market. "We are...

At least nine people were killed, mostly women, in a spate of attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, according to a local police officer. Unidentified gunmen broke into a house east of Baghdad and shot dead a man and four women, officer Yasser al-Mustafa told Anadolu Agency. The...

Philippine police revealed Tuesday the seizure of millions of pesos worth of high-powered firearms intended to be transported from Manila to the country’s troubled south for the Abu Sayyaf militant group. National police chief Dir. Gen. Ronald dela Rosa presented the 6 million-peso...

Samsung Electronics Co (005930.KS) said on Tuesday it has got back more than 60 percent of recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea and the United States, suggesting it is making progress in its attempts to recover from the crisis. In a statement, Samsung said it was focused on...

South Korean search efforts continued Tuesday for three helicopter crew members who went missing a day earlier during a naval drill with the United States. Their chopper crashed close to 9 p.m. (1200GMT) in waters around 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the peninsula, where allied vessels...

Reporting by Ammar Bakkour (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Iranian regime sent a new group of mercenaries to the city of Aleppo to support the al-Assad forces in murdering the rebellious Syrian people fighting for their freedom. Informed sources confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that 400 mercenaries, most of...