(Bloomberg)- Turkey’s currency weakened for the first time in three days, extending early losses against the dollar Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of a potentially imminent offensive against a Kurdish stronghold in northwest Syria, raising the prospect of further...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Bashar al-Assad has promoted his close army officers in the Air Force, keeping most of them in their positions in 2018, well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl. According to a new decree, most of Air Force commanders will remain in...

The Syrian regime army is determined to end any form of U.S. presence in the country, state television said Monday, citing an official source in the foreign ministry. The U.S.-led coalition is working with Syrian militias to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel. The move has...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have recaptured dozens of towns and villages from rebels, an activist group said Sunday, bringing them closer to a key military airport in the country's northwest. "In the past 24 hours, regime forces have taken at least 79 villages in the...