(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian resistance forces took four hilltops from regime army and allied Shiite militias in coastal Latakia province on Friday, following a series of attacks left 35 troops dead and 22 taken captive, field sources told Zaman al-Wasl.   The attack...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday hailed Donald Trump as the “best American president” for his “transparency” regarding his stated desire to maintain U.S. control of the Middle Eastern nation’s lucrative oil fields. “I tell you he’s the best American president. Why?...

Shopkeepers in Iraq's Kurdish region have been responding to activists' calls to boycott Turkish goods in protest at Ankara's assault on Kurdish forces in neighbouring Syria. From pomegranates to plastic buckets, yoghurt and beauty products, Iraq imports more than $8 billion worth of...

Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters who were forced to withdraw from the border area following Ankara's incursion. The patrols will cover two sections, in the west and east of...