Syria's Bashar Assad Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, Syrian state television reported. SANA did not give a reason for the government reshuffle that comes at a time when Assad's forces have been gaining ground over the past two...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists are reporting heavy clashes between regime forces and rebels in the eastern suburbs of Damascus amid reports of opposition gains. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria-based activist Mazen al-Shami said Monday's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The conflict on the ground in southern Syria escalated with its international and regional dimensions as part of the major powers remapping their interests and areas of influence. With the delineation of new boundaries, observers of Syrian affairs highlighted the emergent...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime in northeastern Hasaka city reached a new understanding with the Democratic Union Party (PYD) aims at neutralizing the city’s university and its faculties from all conflicts and disputes. Mahmoud al-Ahmad, Hasaka-based activist, said the education...