Syria's main opposition stuck by its demand Thursday that President Bashar Assad play no role in an interim period under any U.N.-sponsored peace deal, despite speculation it could soften its stance because of Assad's battlefield strength. "The participants stressed that this [the...

RIYADH: Syria's fragmented opposition doubled down on attempts to unify their ranks on Thursday, the second day of a Saudi-sponsored meeting ahead of next week's U.N.-brokered peace talks. Around 140 opposition figures are gathered in Riyadh in a bid to form a unified delegation to meet...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces and allied militias have taken control of al-Quriya town, one of last ISIS strongholds in eastern Syria, local sources said Thursday. Three women and a child girl were killed in the aerial bombing on the town east of al-Mayadeen city. ISIS fighters...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by Russian jets have have intensified bombing on Eastern Ghouta suburbs in a major campaign killed more than 90 people and deepened the suffering of 400,000 blockaded people, local activists said on Thursday. The bombardment left 11 people...