Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitarian law. "Russian air strikes in Syria have...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 10 people, including a child, have been killed late on Tuesday in a sarin gas attack on the besieged Moadamiyet al-Sham town west of the capital, activists said. The town's main hospital said 10 people were killed including a 12-year-old boy due to targeting their...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have executed a swindler in Damascus suburbs after a tragic crime he committed against his 3-year-old boy weeks ago, activists said Tuesday. Liwa al Ghorabaa brigade active in al-Tall town, about 10 miles ( 14 km) north of Damascus, have executed Imad Muhsin, a...

Syria's foreign minister will visit China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid a renewed bid by Beijing to play a more active role in finding an end to conflict in the Middle East. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will be in China from Dec. 23 to Dec. 26 and...