(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two people killed on Saturday in regime cluster bomb attacks hit northern Idlib city, Civil Defense workers said. Regime warplanes have also targeted Khan al-Sabeel town with Phosphor bombs, leaving many wounded. In its turn, Russian warplanes rocked a medical center...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five months passed and contradicting information was circulated about the fate of Miraj Oral, known as “Slaughterer of Banyas”, to confirm that he is still alive and to raise doubts about circumstances about his disappearance for that long time. Oral’s return was unexpectedly...

Iraq’s firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on civil servants to go on strike in a new escalation against the Iraqi government. In a statement on Friday, al-Sadr urged employees -- except for security forces -- to stage a strike on Sunday and Monday to pressure Prime...

(Eqtsad)- Abu Ahmad hides his face away from his interlocutor as he narrates the condition he reached in the war years. The tears run down his cheek as he could not stop them. He cannot figure out how to solve the degree of helplessness and piled up debt. How he will manage to buy fuel and...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Medical committee in Madaya and Biqin towns announced the two areas plagued with Meningitis. Doctor Mohamed al-Yousef, Director of the medical body in both towns, announced the news via a recording sent to Zaman al-Wasl. Al-Yousef said, “announcing Madaya...

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Saturday became the latest European politician to voice doubts over the possibility of the EU agreeing a major new trade deal with the United States, saying in a newspaper interview that negotiations might have to be abandoned for now. "This treaty...

Turkish tanks crossed into northern Syria from Kilis province on Saturday and howitzers pounded Islamic State positions in the area, Dogan news agency said, marking Turkey's second incursion in an operation aimed at sweeping militants from its borders. The tanks crossed the frontier near the...

Iraq’s former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi believes that the Iraqi parliament is incapable of playing its regulatory and legislative roles. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Allawi said recent graft accusations against the parliament speaker and withdrawal of confidence from the...

Turkey's European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik said on Saturday his meeting with the bloc's 28 foreign ministers had resulted in a "very strong consensus" that they should work more closely after ties soured over a failed coup in Ankara. Celik, speaking via translation, expressed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- “Al-Amal humanitarian Team” in Eastern Ghouta brings hope for amputees especially children and women. “the idea of the initiative was born due to increasing in attacks at the Eastern Ghouta, and the widespread of cluster bombs causing many amputation and injuries, Razan...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition forces used a drone in bombing regime army in the northern countryside of Hama province as rebels waging major attack, activists said. Jund al-Aqsa has circulated footage showed its fighters using a drone to bomb regime forces near Maerdas village....

SIRTE, Libya: Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) said Saturday they have launched a new attack on diehards of ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte. "We are attacking the last ISIS positions in district three," a GNA fighter told AFP. The GNA forces media center...

South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Russia and other major global players on Saturday to increase pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program which could open the road for cooperation with Pyongyang. "If we cannot prevent (North Korea's) development of nuclear weapons,...

Turkish tanks crossed into northern Syria from Kilis province on Saturday, while howitzers pounded Islamic State positions in the area, Dogan news agency said. The tanks crossed the border near the Turkish village of Cobanbey, which lies across from the Syrian village of al Rai, Dogan said....

Turkey and China signed three agreements covering nuclear security, energy and agricultural health certification Saturday during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit ahead of the G20 summit in the coastal Chinese city of Hangzhou. Erdogan and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held...

The dog days of summer have lived up to their sleepy reputation this year as far as U.S. stocks are concerned, but market gyrations could soon pick up as a traditionally more volatile time of year looms. The S&P 500 index's 1-month realized volatility, a measure of market choppiness over...

Thailand’s revered 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- the world’s longest reigning monarch -- is being treated for “a severe infection” and doctors have removed water from his lungs, according to the Royal Household. The Bangkok Post reported Saturday that a statement from the bureau...

A reporter for Britain's Times newspaper who hit the headlines after being kidnapped and shot in Syria said Saturday that a recent Facebook video appeared to show the gunman was now a U.S.-backed rebel. Anthony Loyd was seized along with photographer Jack Hill in 2014 as they were returning to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A member of the negotiation committee in al-Waer neighborhood in central Homs city revealed the committee agreed preliminary with the Syrian regime to return to old truce clauses. A well-informed source from the neighborhood told Zaman al-Wasl, the member of the committee...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrived at the capital's main airport from abroad on Saturday, according to a Reuters witness, following intense rumors that he was gravely ill and had sought medical help in Dubai. Mugabe, 92 and Africa's oldest leader, looked jovial as he disembarked in...