US Envoy Visits Kurds in Syria amid Turkey Tensions

Washington dispatched a top envoy to meet with allied Kurdish forces inside Syria last week, a State Department official said Monday, following tensions after Turkey began operations in the war-torn country. Washington found itself trapped between two key allies who are bitter foes — NATO partner Turkey, and the Syrian ...

Bahraini Activist: I am Paying at Jail Price of Defending Human Rights

At jail, Bahraini activist, Nabil Rajab, wrote a letter to assert his insistence on continuing his struggle against the regime’s violations of the human rights in the country and to demand the US administration to cease its support to the Bahraini and Saudi authorities. The letter that was published by ...

Building Collapse in Tel Aviv Kills Two, Several Trapped

A building collapse in Israeli city of Tel Aviv killed at least two people and injured around 20 others Monday, officials said, as rescuers tried to reach several people believed trapped in rubble. Police earlier said at least seven people were trapped in the collapse at an underground car park ...

Imam Khamenei: ‘Disgraced’ Saudi Rulers Should Be Stripped of Hajj Duties

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei lashes out Saudi rulers for their negligence in handling the Hajj rituals last year, calling on Muslims to reconsider the management of holy sites in the Gulf Kingdom. In the 2016 Hajj message, Imam Khamenei says the ...

Imam Khamenei Visits Martyr’s Family: We Gain Spirit & Spirituality from You

Scores of Civilians Killed, Injured in Spate of Bombings across Syria

Scores of civilians were killed and injured in a spate of terrorist bombings that rocked several areas across Syria on Monday. The blasts took place in Tartous countryside, Hasaka, Homs and Damascus countryside. Tartous Countryside At least 30 civilians were killed and many others were injured in twin terrorist bombings ...

President Assad: Extremist Mentality Gravest Danger Facing World

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned that the extremist mentality pervading the societies inside the region and beyond is the gravest danger facing the world now. During a meeting  with a visiting British delegation, Assad highlighted the importance of the visits paid by foreign delegations to Syria to the effect ...

IOF Kills Young Palestinian, Injures Another in East Al-Quds

Israeli occupation border guards killed a young Palestinian and injured another in in Shufat refugee camp in occupied east al-Quds on Monday. Maan news agency quoted local sources as saying that Israeli forces “showered” a Palestinian car with gunfire, killing Mustafa Nimir and injuring another young man whose identity and ...