Russia Saturday said Syrian rebels are preparing a chemical attack in Idlib province which will be blamed on Damascus and used as a pretext for Western powers to hit regime targets in the war-torn country. Moscow's accusation comes after U.S. President Donald Trump's national security...

At least 27 people are being held by Daesh (ISIS) in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a "war crime." The group of mostly women and children were abducted by Daesh during a massive July 25 assault on the Druze community in Sweida, in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A court run by Turkish-backed forces in the northern town of al-Bab has sentenced a doctor to three months in prison and fined him 5,000 Turkish liras for a tweet criticizing the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his statements, that threatens legal action against the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed International Coalition is building a military base in Deir  Ezzor province, topping the number of its bases in eastern Syria to five, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl Friday.  The International Coalition set up the new base in the town of...