Syria's fragile ceasefire entered its second day Sunday, with battle-zones across the war-scarred country largely quiet for the first time in five years despite some sporadic breaches. The temporary truce, brokered by Washington and Moscow, is seen as a crucial step towards ending a conflict...

Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, the first day of a cessation of hostilities that the United Nations has described as the best hope for peace in five years of civil war. Under the U.S.-Russian accord accepted by President Bashar...

(Zaman Al Wals)- Islamic State beheaded a top tribesman in Tel Abyad town near the Turkish border, saying he was collaborating with the Kurdish YPG militia, pro-ISIS accounts reported on Saturday. Khaled Dahham Ragheb al-Bashir, cousin of Nawaf al-Bashir, head of the powerful al-Baqara tribe,...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Damascus)- Qaboun, the northern suburb of Damascus, is still under severe siege despite cease-fire agreement reached two years ago in February 2014, nothing has been changed, residents and activists say. The 'cessation of hostilities' that come into effect at the...