Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it's unacceptable that a solution to the Syrian civil war depends on the fate of one man – President Bashar Assad. He told a news conference Wednesday that the United Nations is pressing for a nationwide cease-fire and the start of negotiations on a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Justice House in southern Daraa province has appointed Sheikh Ismat al-Absi as a head for the powerful body that manage Shariah affairs and conflict resolution among rebels. On Tuesday, unknown assailants have killed Shiekh Osama al-Yateem, head of the Justice House with...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army fighters took ground from Isis in the Syrian desert near the Iraqi border on Tuesday, killing 15 militants, field sources told Zaman al Wasl. Martyr Ahmed al-Abdo Brigade and Osoud al-Sharqiya Brigade have captured number of Isis checkpoints near the...

Syrian regime troops and allied militia pushed rebel fighters back on Wednesday from a hilltop overlooking a strategic highway in President Bashar al-Assad’s coastal heartland, state media said. Citing a military source, state news agency SANA said army units and pro-government militia...