Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused  Israel  on Tuesday of having a hand in the Egyptian military's overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi, making comments likely to further undermine efforts to restore Ankara's strained ties with Israel. Erdogan, who has become one...

Former vice president accused of "betraying national trust" because of resignation after crackdown on Morsi supporters. A Cairo court has set a September trial date for Mohamed ElBaradei, the recently-resigned interim vice president for foreign affairs, on charges of "breaching national...

The most senior leader in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo. Mr Badie, who was wanted over alleged incitement to violence and murder, has been temporarily replaced as "general guide" by his deputy, Mahmoud Ezzat. In another development, Egypt's ex-vice...

This is turning into a dark and nervous summer in Lebanon. Peace depends on maintaining a delicate balance of power between different religious groups, Jeremy Bowen, the Veteran BBC Correspondent said. This summer, the formula isn't working. The reason is the war in Syria. From the...

After a long silence, the Central Leadership for the Syrian Communist Board issued a statement regarding the detention of one of its members, the Lawyer, Amar al-Drubi. Al-drubi got detained while he was leaving to his office in courthouse by a security patrol in 23/05/2013....

Former National Coalition Candidate, and current member, Ziyad Abu Hamdan, confirmed to take a unified stand against kidnapping acts and to fight kidnapping using media and other methods on the ground. In a letter, which Zaman Alwasl obtained, he considered kidnapping, "one of the...

  Zaman Alwasl learned from documented testimonies Islamic brigades entered the villages of Afrin three days ago to purge the area from PYD, Kurdish party fighters. Eye-witnesses declared the fighting brigades did commit neither killing nor displacing acts against the...

Sunni Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir said in an audio recording released on YouTube on Monday that the Dahiyeh explosion was a result of Hezbollah’s crimes in Syria.   “The Dahiyeh explosion is a result of the crimes committed by Hezbollah against our brothers in Syria,” Assir stated....

  Continuous pleas by the revolutionary rally in Latakia for Arms supply and Aid to the rebellious battalions in the embattled province. The last appeal made by 13 opposition and revolutionary groups for an urgent support. The statement, obtained by Zaman Alwasl,...

    Syrian refugees whose living standards have further deteriorated after the military coup in Egypt are returning to Syria   Syrian refugees whose living standards have further deteriorated after the military coup in Egypt are beginning to...

Syria's opposition National Coalition has appointed Mr. Muwaffak Nyrabia, the veteran dissident and former Political prisoner, as the Coalition representative in the European Union. Two weeks ago, Nyrabia was appointed as a head of the opposition Bureau in Berlin, sources said...

 Head of the Syrian Opposition National Coalition, Ahmed Jarba has decided to form a committee to investigate  Zaman Alwasl leaks. In an attempt to publish several reports by the coalition to the public to stop any future leaks. The decision came after Zaman Alwasl has...

  The National Coalition member in the opposition body and activist, Rima Flihan warned against the transgressions of "the Islamic State of Iraq and Damascus." Rima in a letter, which Zaman Alwasl got, addressed the coalition and its members, saying, " silence towards the acts of...

An Italian Jesuit priest who disappeared last month in eastern Syria may still be alive, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday, almost a week after it said he had been killed by al Qaeda-linked rebels. The British-based monitoring group cited sources close to the Islamic...

Egyptian judiciary officials say former President Hosni Mubarak could be freed from custody this week. They say a court on Monday ordered his release in a corruption case that alleged he and his two sons embezzled funds for presidential palaces. Mubarak has been ordered released in two...

 Four rockets fired from Syria slammed into the northern Bekaa Valley Sunday, terrifying residents and causing them to remain in their homes. Three rockets fell on the city of Hermel, landing in the playground of a closed school and in the neighborhood of Ras al-Mal. The damage was...

  The regime army has recaptured all rebel-held positions in Latakia, President Bashar al-Assad's home province, state-run SANA news agency reported Monday quoting a military source to AFP. "The army retook control of the Nabi Ashia mountain range and adjoining areas in the...

A team of U.N. chemical weapons experts have arrived in Damascus and will start work on Monday to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war. President Bashar al-Assad's government and the rebels fighting him have accused each other of using chemical weapons, a...

Thousands of refugees from Syria are pouring over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan, the UN refugee agency says.   Up to 10,000 crossed at Peshkhabour on Saturday, bringing the total influx since Thursday to 20,000. The UN says the reasons are not fully clear....

Journalist Fadi Saad, in a petition was applied to the Human Rights Organization, Avaaz, disclosed Russian Government intends to hand over hundreds of Syrian refugees to the Syrian Regime. Saad pointed out the recent decision issued to deliver them to authorities in Damascus....