(Reuters) - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United States this week to take a tough line against Iran , he argued that world powers could always push for a better nuclear deal because the Islamic Republic was vulnerable to low oil prices. But the claim...

(Reuters) - Militant gunmen attacked Libya's al-Ghani oilfield on Friday, killing 11 guards, beheading some of them, before local forces fought back to retake control, an oil security official said. The al-Ghani attack illustrated Libya's growing instability where two rival...

Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that President Bashar al-Assad is here to stay, and to abandon what he suggested was a failed strategy of trying to split the Middle East into sectarian enclaves....

(Zaman Al Wasl) - The Islamic State fighters on Friday have destroyed a part of Jarabulus bridge north Syria to cut a supply route as battles intensify with Kurdish armed groups in strategic areas near the Iraqi and Turkish borders, activists said. The Kurdish...

 About 8000 families in the rebel-held city of Erbin near Damascus have received food baskets distributed by the local council, activists said Friday. The aid, which included basic food staples, came in response to a charity campaign to help thousands of locals and...

 The United Nations Security Council condemned the use of chlorine as a weapon in Syria and threatened to take action if such arms are used again in the conflict, which is now in its fourth year, but didn't lay blame for previous chlorine attacks. The 15-member...

(Anadolu Agency)- The Kurdish population of Kobani is welcome in Turkey until the war-torn Syrian town of Kobani is rebuilt, the wife of the Turkish president has said. Emine Erdogan was participating Thursday in the inauguration of Suruc tent city, in Sanliurfa, south-eastern...

By Bushra al-Maqrari (al-Araby al-Jadeed)- Yemeni optimism was short-lived after President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi escaped house arrest in Sanaa and travelled to Aden. Hadi's actions shook up the political scene stagnant since the Houthi...

Several Israelis were injured on Friday after a Palestinian man drove a vehicle into a crowd of Israelis in East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities have said. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said that the vehicular attack took place near an Israeli police headquarters located on...

(Anadolu News Agency)- The UN's food agency has called for additional funding in aid to feed Syrian people in Turkey amid the continuing refugee crisis. The call came Friday as Turkey continues to host more than 1.6 million refugees inside its borders...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The prominent opposition figure Suhair Atassi quit her position as head of   the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU), the main aid and relief body of the National Coalition after two years of work to devote...

Al Qaeda's Syrian branch was left reeling on Friday after its military chief was killed in an apparent army air strike, adding to confusion over the future path of the most powerful group opposing both President Bashar al-Assad and Islamic State. Abu Humam al-Shami, who trained...

(Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest assault on some of the world's greatest archaeological and cultural treasures. A tribal source from the nearby city of Mosul told Reuters...

By Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)-  The office of Child and Motherhood Care in rebel-held city of al-Rastan near Homs, in its third anniversary launches a new initiative to help vulnerable people who have been facing serious difficulties...

(Reuters) - Al Qaeda's official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said fell victim to a blast targeting a high-level militant meeting. General Military Commander Abu Humam al-Shami, a veteran of...

(Zaman Al WASL)- Syrian regime warplanes dropped barrel bombs and vacuum missiles on opposition-held districts of Aleppo and Idlib provinces on Thursday, killing at least 19 people, including 6 children, Zaman al-Wasl reporter said. 11 people were killed, including one child,...

(Bloomberg) - Turkey’s lira slid to a record for a third consecutive day after Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said the central bank didn’t go far enough with rate cuts, arguing there’s no need to worry about the currency. The foreign-exchange...

(Reuters)- Oil rose in volatile trade on Thursday but analysts said the gains may not hold in the face of a strong dollar and the U.S. commitment to forge a nuclear deal with Iran . Concerns about deteriorating oil supplies from Libya and Iraq boosted crude prices even before...

Cairo (AFP) - Egypt's presidency said Thursday that Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, who spearheaded a brutal crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, had been replaced along with seven other ministers. The removal of Ibrahim, who was appointed by Morsi, follows...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria’s opposition leader Khaled Khoja has met with French President Francois Hollande on Thursday in Paris amid efforts to bolster the stand of the National Coalition as the international support declines, sources said....