At least four civilians, including children, were injured Saturday when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded in the opposition-held city of Afrin in northern Syria.  In Afrin’s city center, a bomb planted in a parked car exploded, a security source told Anadolu Agency. The...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian warplanes carried out two airstrikes on opposition areas in northern Idlib province, local reporter said Saturday. The strikes targeted the town of Kafr Owayeid in Jabal al-Zawiya region. No casualties reported. Also, the regime artillery has pounded an...

China will set up a "national security agency" in Hong Kong to oversee a forthcoming new law aimed at cracking down on dissent in the city, state media said on Saturday. The new law also would override any existing Hong Kong laws that may conflict with it once it is implemented, Xinhua...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A crop fire destroyed about 40 hectares in southern Sweida province late on Friday, local activists said. The massive fire flared up in the Dafn area in the southern countryside.  Firefighters backed by farmers and residents were able to extinguish the fire...