Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to begin Feb. 15 would be delayed by a day due to unexplained "technical reasons". "The negotiations have been moved to Feb. 16 for technical reasons," a spokeswoman for the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels fighting regime forces in southern Daraa city have demanded people to avoid clashes areas in al-Manshiya neighborhood as death toll tops to 19 civilians, including 7 children and 5 women. The Free Syrian Army fighters said on Wednesday at least 30 regime troops...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Unidentified jets raided locations of Kurdish PYD militia and supporting militias in surrounding of al-Jawadiye town in Hasaka countryside whereas Qamishli witnessed security tensions as regime militia member was killed in the city, local sources reported. Activist Malaz...

Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take place behind closed doors, as the make-up of any rebel delegation remained unclear. The "closed format" negotiations are set to start Wednesday in the Kazakh capital some...