By George Hadad; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl Leaks)- A well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl that some Arab Countries have contracted an American Agency to collect information about Syrian opposition figures included their...
(Reuters) - A new round of U.N.-brokered peace talks aimed at ending the escalating political crisis in Libya has been delayed once again and will not take place early this week as originally planned, diplomatic sources said on Sunday. The United Nations had planned to hold a...
(Reuters) - A senior army officer was shot dead in southeastern Yemen and four fighters from a Houthi-led militia that controls much of Yemen died in a bomb attack on a guest house south of the capital Sanaa on Sunday, state media reported. Yemen has been in turmoil since 2011...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 40 Syrian army soldiers were killed by Islamist rebels on Sunday in Jobar neighborhood in Damascus, rebel commander said. Mohamed Abu Kamal, press officer of ‘al-Rahman Legion’ told Zaman al-Wasl that the group fighters have...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria's National Coalition has elected Khaled Khoja, its representative in Turkey, as the new president for the opposition group after three days of fevered meetings . Sources say Khoja has good ties with regional countries. He is...
Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Prominent Syrian Army defector killed on Sunday when an explosive device was detonated near his car in Atemh town on the Turkish border. Mohib Omar al-Jadaan was a Colonel pilot in Syrian air...
(Zaman Al Wasl) – Commander of Islam Army said via his official Twitter account that two Syrian fighter jets have been downed by his fighters on Sunday in rebel-held city of Douma near Damascus. Zahran Alloush said Bashar al-Assad’s warplanes were...
The Islamic State has released a new propaganda video featuring British hostage John Cantlie, in which he gives a tour inside the city of Mosul in Iraq. The country's second largest city was captured by ISIS militants during a blitz in June when they murdered more than 2,000...
At least 250 artists will perform a musical in July across five continents for the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Emir Nuhanovic, the orchestral conductor who has worked on this project for two years, told Anadolu Agency that the “ Lamentoso for...
Egyptian security forces have killed seven Islamist militants and arrested 15 others in three raids carried out in the Sinai Peninsula's northeastern quadrant, according to a security source. The raids were carried Saturday evening in the cities of Arish, Rafah and Sheikh...
Ahead of her first visit to Turkey on Monday, Irina Bokova, the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has stressed the importance of protecting culture heritage in Syria and Iraq. Bokova said that,...
A Nigerian NGO has sought intervention by the UN to stop the execution of dozens of army soldiers recently convicted of mutiny by a secret court martial. "The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has been in discussion with Johel Dominique at the Office of the UN Special...
(Zaman Al Wasl) – Islam Army fighters in a sudden attack early Sunday have stormed strongholds of rival group Ummah Army in Douma city, killing and arresting most of its fighters, according to statement posted online. Zahran Alloush, Commander of...
Two Turkish NGOs have provided winter aid to a large number of displaced Syrians living in Lebanon's eastern province of Beqaa, an area that is known for its harsh weather conditions in the winter. A delegation from the two NGOs – Sadakatası Dernegi and the Association of...
(Reuters) - Israel has decided to withhold critical tax revenue from the Palestinians and is seeking ways to bring war crimes prosecutions in the United States and elsewhere against President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior figures, Israeli officials said on Saturday. The...
(Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked fighters battled with members of Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Syrian army in a mountainous area on the Syria-Lebanon border on Saturday, leading to deaths on both sides, security sources said. Three Hezbollah fighters, five Syria n soldiers and...
(Reuters) - A cargo ship abandoned by its crew with 359 Syrian refugees on board was towed ashore in Italy on Saturday in the second such rescue this week, prompting calls for stronger European Union action in the face of new tactics by human traffickers. The Ezadeen, a...
(Reuters) - A Saudi delegation will travel to Baghdad in the coming week to start preparations to reopen an embassy in the Iraqi capital for the first time in 25 years, official Saudi media said on Saturday. A thaw in the once chilly relations between Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia...
