Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel Wednesday to Moscow to present US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Netanyahu, who is meeting Trump in Washington Tuesday where the initiative will be unveiled, will head to Moscow the next...

Syrian regime forces entered a town south of Idlib city Tuesday, in a significant advance for Bashar al-Assad as he seeks to recapture rebel-held territory in the country's northwest, a war monitor and pro-regime media said. Regime forces entered Maarat al-Numan and were combing its...

Iraqi authorities have ordered the closure for a month of Al-Dijla television, which has aired intensive coverage of anti-government protests in recent months, media and police sources told AFP Tuesday. "Interior ministry forces fully shut down Al-Dijla's offices in Baghdad last night and...

A flare-up of a currency war between Yemen's foes has sent the riyal crashing, aggravating a humanitarian crisis that has already driven millions to the brink of famine after five years of conflict. The confrontation was sparked when the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels, who control the capital...

A motion for Iran to quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was introduced in parliament on Tuesday, the assembly’s news site ICANA reported, in a move that appears to raise the stakes in Tehran’s confrontation with the West. The report did not say when parliament might vote on the...

Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of cease-fire. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for lasting peace in the region. "We urge that they...

Chinese authorities Tuesday said that they mobilized medical personnel to fight fatal coronavirus outbreak but it lacks necessary medical supplies. As the death toll soared to 106 with cases of people affected by the virus mounting to over 4,500, China’s National Health Commission (NHC)...

As many as 39,377 more civilians have fled their homes in Syria’s northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone over the last 24 hours, amid attacks by the regime and its allies. According to Syria's Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due to...

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed developments in Syria and Libya in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday, a White House spokesman said on Twitter. "The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya. The leaders...

The Israeli army said Tuesday it was beefing up forces in the Jordan Valley, a swathe of the occupied West Bank expected to feature in US President Donald Trump's long-awaited peace plan. "Following the ongoing situation assessment conducted in the IDF (Israel Defence Forces), it has been...

 The EU will not ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei or any other company in Europe, a top official said Tuesday, despite intense pressure from Washington to shun the firm over spying fears. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, will officially unveil recommendations to member...

Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens of dead, a senior official said Tuesday. "There are about 50 dead. Some bodies were immediately buried by relatives, so it is difficult to give a precise figure," said the...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for a massive turnout in next month's parliamentary election, which look set to be challenging for the coalition government. "We hope that all our people will come to the polls and participate because these elections will have consequences for...

Chairman of Syria's goldsmith society and Jewelry said most of the gold workshops had stopped working what pushed jewellery shops owners to display used gold in their windows. Ghassan Jazmati told to regime-run Al-Watan newspaper the gold markets are experiencing stagnation in the trade due...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The latest statement by Geir O. Pederson, the UN special envoy to Syria, has expressed his hope to resume the dialogue about the Constitutional Committee, which has stirred the reaction of many concerning the Syrian issue, opening new speculation about the constitutional...

French police said they had started to move migrants out again from an illegal camp site in north Paris on Tuesday, as the government faces continued pressure to show it is taking a tough stance on illegal immigration. Police said in a statement they had started to move migrants from a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A few Syrian refugees have blamed German feminist organizations for turning Syrian women, who were asking for divorce, against men and against Syrian customs and traditions. According to the source, some women have taken advantage of the absolute freedom granted to them...

The current U.S. government is the worst in the history of America, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on state TV on Tuesday. Rouhani also said Iran’s upcoming parliamentary elections in February will have an effect on regional and international politics.

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 106, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. Some 4,515 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV, had been reported in 30 provincial-level regions by the end of...

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a phone call over Friday's deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey, according to the Turkey's Communications Directorate on Tuesday. The 6.8-magnitude quake shook the eastern Elazig province late on Friday,...