The UN Security Council is due to vote again Saturday on an extension of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria after Russia and China vetoed a previous measure to the chagrin of Western member states. Authorization for the transport of aid to war-torn Syria, a system in place since 2014,...

At least 35 Iran-backed militants fighting in the ranks of the Assad regime were reported killed on Saturday in an airstrike in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria.   Unidentified warplanes targeted a military convoy of Iran-backed foreign militants in Albukamal region along the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two more Syrian doctors were tested positive for coronavirus in the opposition-held northern enclave, topping confirmed cases to 3, health officials said Friday. The first case of COVID-19, a doctor in the area, was reported on Thursday in Idlib province in a sliver of...

Hospitals in Syria's overcrowded opposition-held enclave are suspending non-emergency procedures and outpatient services following the detection of the first case of coronavirus, a leading doctor in the area said Friday. The regional education department also announced it was closing all...