A Palestinian-Syrian software pioneer has been executed in prison after being arrested five years ago by Syrian authorities in Damascus, his widow and colleagues said Wednesday, in what Amnesty International said was a “grim reminder of Syrian prison horrors.”  Noura Ghazi Safadi wrote...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Islamic State militants attacked regime forces and their allies in the countryside east of Homs and Hama on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Heavy fighting raged around the mountainous Jabal al-Shomariya area in Homs province, and the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- On August 1st 2012, Syrian regime forces supported by its thugs stormed Jdeidet al-Fadel neighborhood in Damascus suburb and and the first statistics of the number of martyrs of civilians exceeded 500 between a child and an old women. The inhabitants of the small...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-led coalition airstrikes killed at least 50 civilians on Wednesday in Raqqa city, half of which is still held by ISIS, activists and local monitoring group said.  Most of the casualties fell in Albusrarya neighborhood after deadly aerial bombing by the...

    (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian refugees who is preparing themselves to leave Arsal camps to northern Idlib province have offered their refrigerators, washing machines, tent brushes, birds of all kinds and cars for sale in what they call 'Idlib Market'. Abu Abdo...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Abusing Syrian refugees photos which circulated by the Turkish social media have put the reputation of the country and its authorities at a new test, particularly with regard to the border guards treatment of Syrians crossing into Turkish territory. The photographs,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad has recalled Talal Tlass, retired military officer to lead again his former post as Deputy Minister of Defense, sources said. The move come over Russian recommendation, according to Zaman al-Wasl sources, as Assad’s key ally seeks...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local council of Ein Tarma said the town is a stricken as regime forces wage fierce ground and aerial campaign killed and wounded 140 people since a ceasefire reached last week. The council said 40 civilians have been killed and 100 more wounded since Russia brokered a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime arrested several women on their way back from Idlib to their town in Madaya, in the countryside of Damascus, local activists reported. Media activist Abdul Wahab Ahmad said that elements from the Fourth Division, an elite force led by Maher al-Assad,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese Red Cross delivered 4 bodies for Saraya Ahl al-Sham group were killed in fighting with Hezbollah due to a ceasefire reached last week at the Syrian-Lebanon border, spokesman told Zaman al-Wasl on Tuesday. Omar al-Sheikh said one of the bodies belongs to a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 103 regime troops, including 21 officers, were killed by the Islamic State in Syrian desert in July, local reporter said. 90 soldiers were from central Homs province as the clashes with east take place in the eastern countryside and the desert; also known...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes carried out at least 20 raids on the northern countryside of central Homs province in the last four days, local reporter said. The strikes hit al-Hola region, an array of rebel-held villages north of Homs.  The regime army has also pounded...

The U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are on the verge of seizing full control of the southern neighborhoods of Daesh (ISIS)-held Raqqa, a Kurdish official said on Tuesday. The U.S.-led coalition said SDF fighters advancing from the east were within 300 metres of meeting up with...

( The New York Times )- The boy did not want to see a beheading, so he held his mother’s hand tight and tried to close his eyes. But seeing it was mandatory when the Islamic State ruled his hometown in northern Syria: If you were out on the street, you had to watch. The boy, now 11 and a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad has extended the military duty of Jamil al-Hassan, his close advisor for another year, delaying the retirement the head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate for the seventh time, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. Maj Gen...

Syria's regime says Saudi authorities continue to place restrictions on Syrian citizens looking to take part in this year's hajj, accusing the kingdom of "politicizing" the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Tuesday's statement from the Ministry of Religious Endowments criticized what it...

Food access in Syria's battle-torn Raqqa is now at "a critical turning point," aid organisations said Monday, with markets shuttered and residents depending fully on their dwindling stockpiles. Raqqa has been gripped by fierce fighting for nearly two months and the U.S.-backed Syrian...

(Zaman Al Wasl TV)- In this report, Um Jasem, a Syrian refugee women lives in the Jordanian al-Mafraq camp, tells her suffering story that began with the deadly chemical attack on Eastern Ghouta suburbs on 21 August 2013. Um Jassem who escaped with her seven children to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian student, Alaa Hossam al-Din, was able to get a rate of 16.97 out of 20 in the French baccalauréat (High-school), which is a very good rate. the French press was interested to talk about his experience and superiority, although he came with his family to France...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Once Syria's powerful Islamist group, Ahrar al-Sham movement has appointed new General Commander on Sunday after surprise defeats by former al-Qaeda group last two weeks in northern Syria. Hassan Sofan, former Islamist prisoner who spent 12 years in notorious Saydnaya...