Turkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, after warning that it could take unilateral steps if the U.S. does not establish a "safe zone" in northeast Syria this month. "Our preparations along our borders are complete," Erdogan told...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of the Syrian Exporters Federation Mohamed al-Sawwah has been arrested by the Syrian regime over corruption claims, pro-government media outlets reported Saturday. The arrest followed a campaign by the regime's first lady Asma al-Assad, who vowed to track...

As conflict continues in war-torn Syria, a family living under the harsh conditions of war seeks to have a brighter future that comes with peace. While the world marks International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, a Syrian family continues to struggle for survival in tents in the rural area of...

 Syria's state news agency says authorities have captured and dismantled a drone rigged with cluster bombs near the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. SANA gave no further details about the drone Saturday, but posted several photos. The incident came two days after...

Syrian opposition activists say anti-government protesters have captured at least two army checkpoints in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the protests occurred in government-held areas close to those controlled by U.S.-backed...

Doctors from Turkey’s large cities have been stationed in two southern provinces to prepare for a possible incursion into northern Syria, two security sources told Reuters on Friday, adding leave for doctors in the region had been canceled. Turkey and the United States have been working to...

Russia and China vetoed on Friday a UN Security Council resolution for a cease-fire in northwest Syria's Idlib province.  Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the document as "an attempt to take the heat off the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Kurdish Democratic Union militia has waged major conscription campaign in eastern Raqqa province, arresting tens of men, mostly Arabs, activists said Friday. The mandatory conscription campaign was launched on Tuesday by the domestic security of the PYD in the town...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Amid a rubble-filled cave, a brigadier general of the regime points to a clean, glossy plastic suit, as overwhelming evidence of the rescuing White Helmets’ use of chemical weapons in cooperation with the former al-Qaeda group in Syria. The suit, untouched by dust...

Syrian state media reported that a drone was destroyed on Thursday over a village in the Damascus countryside. No other details were immediately available.

Establishment of a safe zone in war-torn Syria accelerated voluntary returns of Syrian refugees, who took refuge in Turkey, Turkish interior minister said on Thursday. “A total of 354,000 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their homes till date thanks to the secure environment Turkey...

Sponsors of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Syria's war-torn Idlib province urged Russia Thursday not to veto the "purely humanitarian" measure. Speaking before a UN Security Council meeting on Syria, ambassadors of sponsors Belgium, Kuwait and Germany warned...

A relative of Bashar Al Assad's wife has been released a week after being abducted while driving to Syria, according to the state-run National News Agency. The NNA reported on Thursday morning that that Murhaf Al Akhras "was released during the night after intensive contacts and efforts...

The U.N. Security Council is facing rival resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria's last rebel stronghold in Idlib, "to avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian situation." Germany, Belgium and Kuwait finalized their text Wednesday afternoon and called...

Saudi Arabian fighter jets participated in a recent operation targeting Iranian militia positions in the eastern Syrian city of Albu Kamal across from the Iraqi border, according to a report by Independent Arabia citing a western source. The source told the Saudi-funded news outlet that the...

Turkish and Kuwaiti charities on Wednesday distributed humanitarian aid to Syrian children and women.  Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) and Sama distributed school bags, stationery and toys to hundreds of children in the displaced persons camps in Syria's...

The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on rival draft resolutions that call for a truce in northwest Syria after Russia and China put forward their own text in response to a proposal by Kuwait, Germany and Belgium. Syria's northwest corner, including the Idlib...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a long-sought agreement has been reached on the composition of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria. The U.N. chief told reporters Wednesday that U.N. special envoy Geir Pedersen "is doing the final work with the parties in...

Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Wednesday accused the U.S. of escalating the situation in Syria to justify its presence in the country.  "The U.S. and its allies are indifferent to the fate of ordinary Syrians. The Americans need hotbeds of tension in Syria only to justify their...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The death toll of Iran-backed militnats hit by suspected Saudi airstrikes in eastern Syria has reached 17, local activists said Wednesday. Tuesday's overnight strikes targeted "three positions of the (Iranian) Revolutionary Guards and allied (Iraqi) militias" in...