Some of Syria's leading figures met in secret this week in Berlin to overcome the sectarian divides that are tearing their country apart. This is shadow diplomacy, away from the glare of publicity and political pressures, to find a path to peace. Sunni tribal chiefs, some of...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A blast killed two Turkish army officers and five fighters of the Syrian National Army in northeastern Suluk town, activists told Zaman al-Wasl Thursday. Last October, The Turkish army backed by Syrian rebels took Suluk from the Kurdish People's Protection Units,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Protests against deteriorating living conditions and the government corruption have renewed for the second day in Sweida, Syria’s only majority-Druze province, local activists said Thursday. The state-run news agency reported Wednesday that a few people gathered in a...

The brutal war in Syria has robbed children of their childhood as they are forced to participate in and endure numerous violations of their rights, according to a UN report released Thursday.   The latest report for the UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria released its findings at...