A fifth round of peace talks aimed at ending the Syria conflict entered their second day on Wednesday in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. "Negotiations have begun. Currently, there are bilateral meetings between the negotiators," Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry spokesman Anuar Zhainakov was quoted...

Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalizing an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday. Moscow, Ankara and Tehran are yet to agree the details of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Isis on Tuesday launched attack on the Iran-backed Shiite militia at the border with Iraq northeastern Syria as new wave of displaced people crossed into the Kurdish-led areas, local activist said. The fierce clashes near Tel Sufouk bordr crossing between ISIS and the Popular...

( The Guardian )- When the Syrian uprising began as a series of peaceful protests in 2011 Yahia and Maen Shorbaji helped to coordinate demonstrations. The two brothers lived in a suburb of Damascus with their parents, four other brothers and sister, Bayan. It wasn’t long before the...