An incredible video has emerged showing the moment an elderly woman bravely confronted two Islamic State militants, telling them their terror group is cursed and that they are not back by God. The video, which is believed to have been shot in Syria, shows the woman walks up to...

(Reuters) - The Palestinian government on Saturday condemned as "terrorism" the killings of three young Palestinian-Americans in North Carolina and called on U.S. authorities to include its investigators in the probe. Police have charged a neighbor with Tuesday's shooting in the...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl-Special)- The national coalition is witnessing new formation of a hidden bloc to face the new Chief of the Coalition, Khalid Khoja and his new decisions, starting with forwarding the decision of sacking the Coalition’s Ambassador...

Writing by Lama Shammas; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Lama, a 24-year-old young lady from Hama, decided to announce herself dead after being raped in Syrian regime prison, wishing she can protect her family from the pain they could feel...

(Reuters) - Lebanon's former prime minister Saad al-Hariri arrived back in the country overnight on a rare visit and will make a speech on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of his father Rafik's assassination, Lebanese media said. He will speak at a ceremony dedicated to...

(Reuters) - The United States is readying plans to resupply Jordan with munitions in the coming weeks, possibly including precision-guided arms, expediting support for the kingdom as it expands its role in airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS), officials say. The State...

(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Citing an Iranian diplomat, the paper said the Iranian cleric had...

(Reuters) - Clashes between Shi'ite Houthi militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside Al Qaeda militants killed 26 people in Yemen , local officials said, as the United Arab Emirates joined Saudi Arabia and Western countries in closing its embassy in the country. Heavy...

G7 leaders have expressed their readiness to act against violators of the Ukraine cease-fire agreement, according to a joint statement Friday. "We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council...

(Reuters) - Oil hit its highest level for the year on Friday with Brent crude rising above $60 a barrel, as euro zone economic growth exceeded expectations and market bulls priced in another drop in the U.S. oil rig count. The rise in prices was also fueled by bets that cuts in...

President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the “brutal and outrageous murders” of three Muslim-Americans in the U.S. state of North Carolina. “No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship,” the...

(Reuters) - Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels fought fiercely across the east of the country on Friday despite a new peace deal brokered by Germany and France. A ceasefire is due to come into effect from Sunday under the agreement, which also envisages a withdrawal of the...

Reporting by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Many Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon do not have the minimum living needs like drinking water, electricity and sanitation, not to forget fuel and source of heating in winter,...

(AFP)- Israel released on Friday a 14-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl, whose jailing six weeks ago for planning to attack Israelis became a focus for anger over the arrest of children in the occupied territories. An AFP photographer in the West Bank town of Tulkarem said Malak...

(Reuters) - A bomb detonated by remote control rocked an area near a Turkish police checkpoint close to the Syrian border on Friday, wounding three people, security sources said, the latest in a series of bombings to hit Turkey this year. The sources told Reuters the...

(Reuters) - The U.N. envoy for Syria said on Friday that President Bashar al-Assad must be part of the solution for easing violence in Syria, and he would continue discussions with him after talks in Damascus earlier this week. The envoy, Staffan de Mistura, is struggling to...

(Reuters) - Germany and Italy have closed their embassies in Yemen, following other Western states worried about security as the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia tightens its grip on power. A German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Berlin shut down its mission on Thursday and staff...

  Greece and its international creditors started talks on Friday on reforms needed to keep the country financed, increasing the possibility of a interim compromise deal between the euro zone and Athens at a ministerial meeting on Monday. The talks between euro zone...

(Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes killed at least 20 Islamic State fighters in northeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, an organization monitoring the conflict said on Friday. Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said 19 explosions were heard...

  RALEIGH — As thousands of mourners prayed for the three Muslim-American students killed in Chapel Hill this week, the FBI opened its own investigation into the case Thursday. In a brief news release late in the day, the FBI said it had...