Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday called on the West to avoid double standards in fighting terrorism in Syria.  Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Sergey Lavrov said the U.S. was trying to use the "Kurdish factor" to undermine Syrian sovereignty. "The U.S. is trying to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  Avaaz, global civic movement, launched in support of a Syrian refugee who has been sentenced to hundreds of years in prison and a fine of more than 3 million Euros on charges of "trafficking". The petition by is the U.S.-based activism tribune called on to "Save...

Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by Daesh (ISIS) group, were found near the Syrian city of Raqqa, a local official and an activist group said. The mass grave contained the bodies of five men in orange jumpsuits of the kind typically worn by Daesh...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A local delegation representing the Reconciliation committees in western Damascus suburbs held a meeting last week with Bashar al-Assad’s security adviser and the head of the National Security Bureau, seeking to uncover the fate of detainees and to implement the promises...

Syria's regime on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "state terrorism" after reported Israeli airstrikes killed 15 people including civilians. "Israeli authorities are increasingly practicing state terrorism," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official SANA news...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 regime forces were killed and wounded on Sunday when ISIS (Daesh) attacked their military convoy in the Syrian desert, activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Activist Abdul Aziz al-Naser said the regime forces had engaged in heavy clashes with Daesh following the...

The U.S.-led coalition said Monday its jets carried out strikes in northwest Syria a day earlier that an activist group reported had killed eight Islamist militants, including commanders, from an Al-Qaeda-linked group. "This operation targeted AQ-S operatives responsible for plotting...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many believe that the Syrian revolution has faded, but Syrians who believe in their revolution, their right to live and victory decided to fight their battle against the Assad regime and its allies in a different way.  Brita Hajji Hassan, former Head of Free Aleppo...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Fresh satellite images showed that the construction is underway near Damascus to dig a tunnel next to the new palace of Maher al-Assad, Bashar’s brother and the powerful military man. The tunnel construction is under the supervision of North Korean experts,...

  (The Times Of Israel)- An Israeli satellite imagery analysis company on Sunday said Syria’s entire S-300 air defense system appeared to be operational, indicating a greater threat to Israel’s ability to conduct airstrikes against Iranian and pro-Iranian forces in the country....

Israeli warplanes fired missiles at Syria that targeted Syrian military positions in Homs and the Damascus outskirts, Assad regime media reported on Monday, citing a military source. Syrian air defenses confronted the attack, which was launched from Lebanese air space, it said....

Away from the frontlines, volunteers are helping in the war against President Bashar al-Assad by cooking, filling sandbags, collecting old tyres and digging trenches, aiming to help ward off his assault on northwestern Syria. It is part of the civilian effort to help defend the last major...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian regime’s top official in Hasaka province has clahsed with pro-Assad National Defense Units and security forces on Saturday over 'nepotism' complaints and mounting corruption in the wheat season as farmers push to sell their crops the regime. Activist Mouhannad...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dozens of exchange shops closed on Saturday in the rebel-held areas in Aleppo province, as part of a strike by owners to protest the increasing burglary and looting  by unknown gunmen.  Ahmed Abu Yusuf, owner of a currency exchange shop in the border city of...

The Syrian crisis topped the talks held between Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Egypt's state TV said Saturday, citing the presidency. The presidency also said the talks between the two showed matching...

Nearly 100 combatants were killed on Friday in clashes between fighters loyal to Syria's regime, rebels and jihadists in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said. Starting at dawn on Friday morning -- and after bombing by the regime -- fighting in northern Hama province killed 51 government...

A new chemical weapons investigation team has started work on identifying the culprits behind alleged attacks in Syria, the head of the world's toxic arms watchdog said. Member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) agreed one year ago to give The...

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance led by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate governs most aspects of public life in the northwestern anti-regime bastion of Idlib. Raising income from key trade crossings, it rules over the affairs of three million people with a civilian government, a security...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of the eastern enclave of Damascus are still blockaded and under harsh scrutiny since visiting the capital needs a security permit that takes 6 weeks on the waiting-list. Local activists and media unit has revealed the suffering of Eastern Ghouta since the...

One Turkish soldier was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday when their observation post in Syria’s Idlib region was attacked by shelling and mortar fire, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The attacks were launched from territory controlled by Syrian government forces and were...