The Islamic State group has taken full control of Division 17, the last stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s forces in the eastern province of Raqqa, sources and media activists reported on Thursday. Normal 0...

(Translation by Dani Murad) (Zaman Alwasl)- While Assad’s regime is preoccupied in bombing civilians and fighting rebels to lay the foundations of its rule and setting things in his favor, and as its security services are arresting whoever has the...

BEIRUT: Lebanese airborne troops conducted thorough searches along the eastern mountain range bordering Syria Wednesday, as part of measures to curb infiltration of the porous border by gunmen and arms. The National News Agency (NNA) said the combing operations were carried out in...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria urged a newly appointed international mediator to be "objective and honest" as he seeks an end to the country's civil war, Syrian state television reported on Wednesday. It was Damascus's first reaction to the appointment of Staffan de Mistura by...