Syrian activist Yasmin Bennishi has been released after 12 days of detention by rebel group at Bab al-Hawa border crossing, Zaman Alwasl source said. The Islamic movement of Ahrar al-Sham, which controls the strategic crossing with Turkey, arrested...

Syria's opposition National Coalition to appoint Mrs. Hanan al-Balkhi as its representative in Norway, well-informed source told Zaman Alwasl.   Al-Balkhi is a prominent female activist and an active member in key coalition group, National...

Syria's parliament speaker says a lawmaker has announced his candidacy for the June 3 presidential election — the first to field his bid for the top post in a vote called despite the country's relentless civil war. President Bashar Assad has suggested he would seek another term in...

Chlorine gas attacks in Syria this month, if proven, expose a major loophole in an international deal to remove chemical weapons from the war-torn country and suggest chemical warfare could persist after the removal operation has finished. President Bashar al-Assad agreed...