Zaman al-Wasl obtained a new testimony on the horrors of the Syrian Holocaust in Assad’s detention centers and hospitals. Our witness, A.H., worked at Martyr Yusuf Al-Azma Hospital, also known as al-Mezzeh 601 Military Hospital, when Brigadier General Ghassan Haddad was the director, before...

Oil prices plunged about 5% on Monday, weakening as rising coronavirus cases stoked worries about global demand and a potential return of Libyan production bolstered oversupply fears. Crude oil followed other equities and commodities markets in turning risk-averse on Monday as rising...

 At least 57 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and dozens injured in overnight clashes with Taliban fighters across Afghanistan, security officials said Monday, in the bloodiest day of fighting since government and insurgent forces began peace talks in Doha over a week ago....

The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on a Turkish shipping company accused of breaking a UN arms embargo on Libya and whose vessel was involved in a naval incident between NATO members France and Turkey in June. The asset freeze of Avrasya Shipping, which the EU said operates the...

urkish and Russian troops carried out a joint military drill in northwestern Syria's Idlib on Monday. The exercise was reportedly aimed at increasing the efficiency of coordination in emergencies, such as during militant attacks on joint patrol convoys. Yevgeniy Polyakov, vice...

Protests have broken out across Egypt against the rule of General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. In Suez, Kafr El Dawwar, a city on the Nile Delta, Cairo, Alexandria and Aswan, demonstrators demanded Al-Sisi stand down. Following security forces’ attack on demonstrators, the presidential...

President Michel Aoun warned on Monday Lebanon was going “to hell” if a new government could not be formed but agreeing one might take a miracle after positions had hardened between rival factions. His comments in a televised address underlined the severe difficulties facing French efforts...

Abu Dhabi, the conservative capital of the United Arab Emirates, is eliminating its licensing system for alcohol purchases for drinkers after Dubai repeatedly loosened its own rules to boost sales and tourism amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The emirate's Department of Culture and...

The number of novel coronavirus infections in Iran has risen by 3,341 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally since early June, taking total cases to 425,481, the health ministry spokeswoman told state TV Monday. Sima Sadat Lari said 177 people had died in the past day, pushing the...

Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned down. Speaking during a regular briefing Monday, Stelios Petsas said 7,064 people who...

A Bulgarian court on Monday sentenced two men to life in prison over a deadly 2012 bus bomb attack on Israeli tourists at the country's Burgas airport. The attack in July 2012 killed five Israelis including a pregnant woman, their Bulgarian bus driver and the Franco-Lebanese who carried the...

The number two official in French President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party Monday stepped down, declaring the movement needed an "electric shock" after a string of electoral routs. The health of Macron's Republic on the Move (LREM) party, created for his successful 2017 presidential...

A Yemeni minister on Monday accused Iran of exporting terrorism and chaos in the region. The accusation by Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani followed the US move to re-impose sanctions on Iran. "Tehran regime exploited the [nuclear] agreement to expand its hostile policies and to...

The main opposition leader of Belarus urged the European Union Monday to approve sanctions on officials accused of rigging the presidential election last month, travelling to Brussels to tell the bloc's foreign ministers to show courage. Despite a sixth straight weekend of mass protests...

Facebook is launching a new initiative this week to encourage Americans to vote in the upcoming presidential election, the latest effort by the social network to prove it is a responsible player on the internet. The tech titan will kick off Monday a massive campaign encouraging people to...

Turkey's agreements and cooperation with Libya's internationally recognized government will continue despite Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj's desire to quit, Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin was quoted as saying Monday. In June, Turkish military support helped Sarraj's Government of...

Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders are holding talks Monday aimed at resolving a tense monthslong standoff along their disputed border in the mountainous Ladakh region. Details of the talks, held on the Chinese side in the Moldo area facing the Indian-controlled Ladakh region,...

Oil prices fell on Monday on the potential return of output from Libya as rising coronavirus cases also added to worries about global demand, although a tropical storm heading for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico limited losses. Brent crude was down 33 cents, or 0.8%, at $42.82 a barrel by 0645...

The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Iran’s nuclear, missile and conventional arms programs, a senior U.S. official said, putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies...

At least eight people are dead after a three-story building collapsed early Monday in Maharashtra state, according to officials. “Five teams of NDRF are working on the rescue operation since 5 AM IST (11:30 PM GMT) on Monday after the news of building collapse. Another 20-25 feared...