(Zaman al-Wasl)- One of the founder of Ahrar al-Sham Movement Abu al-Abbas al-Shami, the general Sharia advisor for the movement, commented on American forces attempt to enter al-Rai town on the Turkish border, saying America has tried before to foil any cooperation between Turkey and the...

Twenty-nine people were injured in an outdoor explosion late Saturday in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters. One injury resulting from the explosion at around 8.30 p.m. (1230GMT) at 131 West 23rd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan "might be considered serious",...

The Turkish military said 67 Daesh targets were hit and five terrorists “neutralized” Saturday in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield. According to a statement issued by the Turkish General Staff on Saturday, the targets were hit with 260 howitzer missiles and 59 multiple...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army launched Saturday the third phase of Euphrates Shield Operation against Islamic State in northern Aleppo province, backed by Turkish aerial cover, commander told Zaman al-Wasl. Two villages fell to the FSA favor near the strategic town of al-Rai on the...

Syrian regime's army general command said warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition bombed a Syrian army position at Jebel Tharda near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, paving the way for Islamic State fighters to overun it. The air strike killed Syrian soldiers and was "conclusive evidence" that...

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday for a “refugees welcome” march, demanding action from the British government. Protesters chanting slogans such as "Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here" and “No-one is illegal” marched from Park Lane to...

An Egyptian court slapped Saturday a suspect with a 15-year jail term for links with Daesh group. The Cairo Criminal Court jailed the suspect, a driver, for fighting alongside Daesh militants in Syria, a judicial source said on condition of anonymity because he was unauthorized to speak to...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At leats 5 people have killed and 18 more wounded in Russian and regime air strikes on Homs province, medics said on Saturday. The strikes hit Talbiseh town in the northern countryside due to cluster bomb explosion, medical sources in the town's main hospital said....

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped the United States would stick to its commitments on Syria, adding that he believed securing a truce in that country's conflict was the common goal of both Moscow and Washington. The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted...

Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire on Saturday, with Moscow saying the situation was worsening and a senior insurgent warning that the truce "will not hold out". The ceasefire is the result of an agreement between Russia,...

(HRW)- Education for Syrian children has become a casualty of war: school enrollment rates have fallen drastically, not only in Syria but among children who have fled. Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan have taken generous steps to provide Syrian children with access to education, yet more than half...

The Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs on Saturday began to distribute Turkish aid in the Gaza Strip. "We have come to the Gaza Strip to deliver aid to the Gazans,” Fahrettin Göker of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. “We tell you that Turkish...

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld a freeze on the assets of five human rights activists and three non-government organizations. An investigating magistrate had ordered the freeze in March pending approval from the court. “The court approved the order to freeze the assets of the five...

Democratic Republic of Congo's elections commission on Saturday petitioned the Constitutional Court for a postponement of presidential elections, formally confirming a poll delay that has created a dangerous political impasse. President Joseph Kabila's term in office in Africa's top copper...

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position for his 200th Formula One race after a stunning qualifying lap around Singapore's Marina Bay street circuit on Saturday. The German's best lap of one minute 42.584 seconds left him perfectly placed to retake the championship lead from British...

Iraqi refugees have started to return to the western city of Fallujah, which was recaptured from the Daesh group in May. “Around 500 refugee families were moved to the center of Fallujah,” Anbar provicial chief Sabah Kahrout told Anadolu Agency on Saturday. He said the returning families...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- New violations of the U.S.-Russia brokered ceasfire were recorded on Saturday as Russia and regime warplanes launched several raids on villages and towns in northern Homs and southern Hama countryside. Manger of Homs northern countryside observatory Khaled al-Rashid said the...

Turkish warplanes destroyed three Daesh targets in northern Syria, Turkish military said Saturday. According to the Turkish General Staff’s statement, an air operation was conducted Saturday between 11.53 a.m. (0853 GMT) and 12.26 p.m. (0926 GMT), which resulted in the destruction of three...

Three Turkish soldiers were martyred and four others injured during a clash between PKK terrorists and security forces in southeastern Hakkari province Saturday, according to the provincial governor's office. Five PKK terrorists were also “neutralized” in the province’s Agacdibi Village, the...

Iyad Jaafari (Zaman al-Wasl)- Eqtsad received many questions from its followers in Egypt regarding refugee resettlement issue from Egypt to western countries and how can a Syrian refugee or Palestinian Syrian refugee apply to resettlement? Who is the party responsible of processing these...