(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime president Bashar al-Assad has appointed a new head to the air force intelligence branch in Aleppo to succeed Major General Adeeb Salameh infamous for his criminal history and notorious for his corruption. According to pro-regime newspapers, Lieutenant General...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Statistical studies showed that over 99% of the residents of Palmyra city are displaced after indicating that the population number prior to the displacement and migration was 110,000 people. The statistics, issued by the Center for Studies and Documentation in Palmyra City,...

At least 28 people were killed and over 30 injured in clashes between Congolese security forces and an unidentified militia group, officials said late Sunday. Eight members of the security forces, 14 militiamen and six civilians were killed in Saturday’s fighting, Congolese Interior Minister...

Governments worldwide should pass new laws to facilitate the sharing of information between themselves and the private sector in order to better combat financial crime, HSBC's top lawyer told a banking conference in Geneva on Monday. "Put simply, the way we do financial crime compliance is...

China plans to finance and build several outposts and other facilities to beef up Tajikistan's defense capabilities along its border with Afghanistan, the Tajik government said on Monday. The Central Asian nation's 1,345-km border with its southern neighbor is leaky and Dushanbe routinely...

Dozens of air strikes hit the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, a monitor and defense worker said, continuing a fierce air campaign by Syrian government and allied forces since a ceasefire broke down almost a week ago. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of air...

Two security personnel were martyred and eight people injured Monday by a bomb which exploded on a highway in southeastern Turkey's Mardin province. According to military sources which cannot be named due to security reasons, PKK terrorists detonated explosives as a vehicle carrying soldiers...

A senior Houthi leader on Sunday proposed to stop attacks along Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia in exchange for halting the kingdom’s airstrikes. “In exchange for halting the aggression [on Yemen] by land, sea and air, stopping airstrikes and lifting the blockade, [we will] stop combat...

Voting in a constitutional referendum in Azerbaijan began on Monday in a move which could increase presidents’ tenures from five to seven years. Among 23 proposed constitutional changes and six new articles are plans to also give the head of state the right to call early elections plus the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Armed groups subordinate to Kurdish Union Party (PYD) launched arrest campaign during the past two days of young men in southern countryside of Hasaka and local sources reported detainees exchange deal between PYD and ISIS. Activist Mahmoud al-Ahmad said the armed groups...

Thailand is studying plans to toughen tax collection rules for internet and technology firms like Alphabet Inc's Google, the head of the Revenue Department told Reuters, as these companies' tax affairs come under greater scrutiny in Southeast Asia. The plans would also cover the mobile...

The Taliban blasted a NATO vehicle injuring five people, the Pentagon confirmed to Anadolu Agency on Sunday. "Four Romanian troops and an Afghan linguist, supporting the Resolute Support mission, suffered injuries when their vehicle hit an‎ improvised explosive device [IED] near Kandahar...

The United States accused Russia of "barbarism" in Syria on Sunday as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost "impossible". A diplomatic solution to the fighting looked unlikely as U.S. and Russian diplomats disagreed at a...

Reaching an agreement to stabilize global oil prices, including a possible deal to freeze output, is "non-critical" for Russia, its Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Sunday. "For us, in principle, it's non-critical, but we believe that the...

Turkish military hit dozens of ISIS targets in northern Syria on Sunday as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said 69 ISIS targets in Tal Atiyah and Sandi cities had been hit 210 times, while terrorists holed up inside two...

Antoine Griezmann was Atletico Madrid's hero once more with the winner as last season's Champions League finalists moved third in La Liga with a 1-0 win over 10-man Deportivo la Coruna. However, the hosts' victory was overshadowed by an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered by...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign said, marking a potential dramatic shift in U.S. policy on the issue. During the meeting...

A bomb planted by the PKK terrorist group hit a freight train in eastern Van province on Sunday, injuring at least one and damaging three wagons, according to the local railway station directorate. The local directorate in the province’s Saray district told Anadolu Agency that PKK terrorists...

The United States on Sunday called Russia's action in Syria "barbarism" not counter-terrorism while Moscow's U.N. envoy said ending the war "is almost an impossible task now" as Syrian government forces, backed by Moscow, bombed the city of Aleppo. The United Nations Security Council met on...

(Zaman AL Wasl)- Russian forces fighting by al-Assad has during the last week pushed heavy weapon, mortars and advanced artilleries missiles inside Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, which are operated by Russian soldiers and officers and commanders with ranks of lieutenant, a regime’s sources...