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Syrian PM meets Iranian officials in Tehran

Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis visited Tehran on Tuesday where he met with Iranian First Vice-President Ishaq Jahangiri, the latter said in an official press statement.  Speaking at a joint news conference, Khamis said Syria had stood by Iran during the latter’s eight-year war with...

Syrians elect first civilian council to run Idlib city

Syrians in northwestern Idlib cast their ballots on Tuesday for members of the first civilian council to run their city, two years after it was overrun by rebels and extremists. Government forces were expelled from Idlib city in March 2015 by the Army of Conquest, led by the Fateh al-Sham...

PYD frees Kurdish opponent after 5 months in detention

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful PYD militia on Tuesday has freed senior official in the political National Kurdish Council after 5 months of detention in the northeastern city of Qamishli, fellow official said. Engineer Mohamed Ismail was kidnapped by the Kurdish Democratic Party during a funeral of...

Syria regime, rebels name delegation heads to Astana talks

Syria's U.N. ambassador will head the government delegation to upcoming peace talks, a Syrian daily reported Tuesday, while the opposition said it would be represented by rebel negotiator Mohammad Alloush. Talks on the nearly six-year-old conflict, organised by Turkey, Russia and Iran, are...