A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect at 7 p.m. on Monday, the second attempt this year by Washington and Moscow to halt the five-year-long civil war. Neither the Syrian government or the constellation of rebel groups fighting to topple...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Despite the scarcity and siege the people of the besieged Eastern Ghouta insist on celebrating the blessed Eid al-Adha, so some of them prepared sweets for the first time since three years due to the availability of the primary material in comparison to previous years whereas...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Iranian media outlets revealed Sunday evening of the death of major Murtada Etiyya, the high commander of the Fatemiyoun militia fighting in Syria alongside the al-Assad regime. Attai is considered the most important assistant to General Qasem Soleimani the commander of the...

An emboldened President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Monday to take back all of Syria, hours before the start of a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia, which Assad's opponents described as stacked in his favor. In a gesture loaded with symbolism, state television showed Assad...