SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China advanced to the third round in Asian qualifying for the World Cup by beating Syria 3-1 on Tuesday. Syria had already confirmed its place among the final 12 as one of the eight group winners and China’s win secured progression as one of the four best-performing...

In the first case of its kind in the country, a refugee residing in the Netherlands has gone on trial for war crimes over alleged murders that he oversaw during the Syrian war. Ahmad Al K, 49, arrived in the Netherlands with his family in 2014. He was arrested in 2019 after being...

MUNICH (AP) — Mats Hummels’ return to the national team went better for France than it did for Germany. The experienced defender was recalled by Germany coach Joachim Löw for the European Championship for his leadership qualities, but he ended up scoring an own-goal Tuesday to give France a...

Israeli far-right nationalists began a flag-waving march through occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday that risks reigniting tensions with Palestinians and poses an early challenge for Israel’s new government. At least six Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces, and dozens more were...

Two people were killed and two others wounded in a car bomb attack on Tuesday in Afrin city of northwestern Syria, according to local sources. A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Kafr Jannah village, east of Afrin city, the sources said. The injured were transferred to...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's presidential election on Friday, though likely more a coronation for a hard-line candidate long cultivated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, still carries implications for a wider Middle East already roiled by years of tensions between Tehran and...

President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week, appealing to Putin to drop a threat to close the last aid crossing into that country. Russian forces have helped Syrian...

LONDON (AP) — The British government fended off calls Tuesday to provide more financial support to businesses and workers who will suffer financially from its decision to delay the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England by four weeks to July 19. Although many coronavirus...

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Christian Eriksen sent his first public message from the hospital on Tuesday, thanking supporters for their “sweet and amazing” well-wishes after his collapse at the European Championship. Eriksen remains in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark’s...

At least three pro-Iran militants, including senior Iraqi commander, were killed by unknown gunmen in the Albukamal region at the Syrian-Iraqi border, activists said Monday.   Activist Fawaz al-Marsoumi told Zaman al-Wasl that several members of the Shiite Sayyid al-Shuhada militia...

One person was killed and three others wounded in the regime's artillery attack on opposition-held areas in northern Idlib province, local activists said Monday.   The regime forces stationed in the town of Maaret al-Numan in southeastern Idlib region fired dozen of artillery shells...

Former Iranian Intelligence Minister Haydar Muslihi said Monday that he blocked former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from becoming president in 2013. Muslihi, whose remarks came in a video interview shared on social media, said he submitted a report in 2013 to Iran’s top...

The paramilitary National Defense militia on Monday said its commander in eastern Deir Ezzor province was honored by Russian army command in Hmeimim airbase in Latakia province.   Firas Jaham, known as Firas al-Iraqiya, was awarded the Russian defense ministry's medal of...

  Syria’s ministry for trade and consumer protection has allowed the manufacturing of semi-dairy products and cheese, such a decision surfaces the Syrians social media sparking a wave of widespread resentment.   Activists said the decision is disregarding the people's health...

The second phase of a vaccination campaign in rebel-held parts of northwestern Syria began on Monday with dozens of people getting inoculated against coronavirus. The first phase got underway in Idlib province in early May, targeting medical staff and aid workers. On Monday, elderly...

 The military intelligence division on Saturday made several transfers in top positions within the notorious security apparatus, military source told Zaman al-Wasl.   Brigadier General Suleiman Moussa Qanat was appointed as the head of Branch 261 in central Homs city. He was the...

TOKYO (AP) — Two Americans who are charged with helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan while he was facing accusations of financial misconduct agreed Monday they took part in a scheme for him to escape the country. Statements by Michael Taylor and his son, Peter, on the...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians this week are preparing to vote in — or perhaps to boycott — a presidential election that many fear will only underscore their powerlessness to shape the country's fate. Hopefuls are running to replace the term-limited President Hassan Rouhani, whose...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to go on trial Monday on charges that many observers have criticized as attempt by the military junta that deposed her to delegitimize her democratic election and cripple her political future. Suu Kyi's prosecution poses the...

The Ansar al-Tawhid faction operating in northwestern Syria unveiled a homemade missile used last week in bombing Syrian and Russian forces' sites in southern Idlib province.   Abu Al-Farouq Ansar, media official in the Ansar al-Tawhid faction, told Zaman al-Wasl that the Zelzal...