The Syrian regime and rebels have reached a deal to evacuate opposition fighters from an area of southern Damascus near the site of a regime offensive against militants, state media said Sunday. The announcement comes more than a week into a regime assault to oust Daesh (ISIS) fighters...

   (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime and Russia have stepped up its aerial campaign on opposition-held areas in central Homs province after the fail of 'reconciliation' talks, local activists said Sunday. The missile assault hit the towns of al-Za'faraneh, al-Sa'en and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels clashed with Lebanese Hezbollah militia in Quneitra province near the Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights, local activist said Saturday. Hezbollah militants sought to seize posts held by rebels in the town of Khan Arnabeh in the northern countryside, activist...

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan unofficially kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday, vowing to defeat the secularist opposition in "historic" snap elections that he has called for June. Although yet to formally declare his candidacy, Erdogan held what was effectively his first...