(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish police, in statement issued Thursday, said it had arrested two men who involved in the assassination of Syrian journalist Naji al-Jerf ten days ago in Gaziantep, the Turkish border town with Syria. The statement which did not disclose the criminals' nationality or...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels thwarted Thursday an incursion attempt by Syria regime forces into al-Manshiya neighborhood in the southern Daraa city, Revolution Local Committees said. Rebels were able to push army troops back despite the surprise ground and aerial attack that started early...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes on Thursday have staged air strikes on Eastern Ghouta towns near Damascus, killing at least 21 people, including children,  and wounding about 140, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Local activists said 12 people have been killed in the stricken...

A predominantly Arab faction of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Thursday that it has started a ground operation to cross into the west of the Euphrates River, a move strongly opposed by Turkey. The Revolutionary Army group said via Twitter that it had started a ground operation to take...

Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a military statement said on Thursday. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. "There are confirmed reports that the so-called terrorist...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes staged new strikes on Zamalka, an eastern suburb of Damascus, killing at least 6 people, including children,  and wounding 50, local activists said Thursday, in less than 24 hours since 10 people lost their lives in the aerial bombing on Zamalka....

(BBC)- The Syrian government has agreed to allow aid into the besieged rebel-held village of Madaya, the UN says, amid reports of residents starving to death. The UN humanitarian co-ordinator said it was planning to deliver humanitarian assistance "in the coming days". Aid agencies...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 400 fighters from al-Sheitat tribe have joined the U.S.-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces fighting ISIS in northern Syria, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The fighters and their families who were living in the PYD-held town of Shadbag have moved to Tal Abyad town in...

The Obama administration has a vision for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's departure. Even if it works, the president won't be around to see the plan through. An internal U.S. timeline for a best-case Syrian political transition, obtained by The Associated Press, sets a date of March...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish police on Wednesday have arrested seven Syrian people said they were involved in the assassination of Syrian journalist Naji al-Jerf ten days ago, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Turkish police is due to hold press conference to stand on the crime clues on Thursday....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Death toll of the six-month-old siege imposed  on the town of Madaya northwest of  Damascus has risen to 31, local activists and medics said Wednesday. Of 31 deaths in Madaya in recent weeks, 10 were attributed to a lack of food and the rest were either shot...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Southern Front rebels launched new attack early Wednesday on regime army in the northern frontline of Sheikh Miskeen town in Daraa province, sources said. 'Ahl al-Nakhwa' battle has left number of regime soldiers dead and two tanks destroyed, field commander said....

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  Syrian regime and rebel bombardment killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens in the capital and a nearby Eastern Ghouta suburbs on Wednesday, state media and am activist group said. Mortar rounds fired from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region onto residential...

(Zaman Al Wals)- Powerful Islam Army group arrested two brothers in Eastern Ghouta suburbs east of Damascus over links with the Islamic State, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday. Nasif al-Mohamed, 24, and his brother Ahmed, 17, who work in local relief associations in Yelda suburb, were...

(The Guardian)- Islamic State militants murdered a journalist who wrote about daily life in occupied Raqqa, having accused her of being a spy, activists have confirmed. Ruqia Hassan, 30, was killed in September, but news of her death became widely known this week after Isis claimed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Unidentified assailants killed Tuesday top commander of Ahrar al-Sham movement in the central Homs province, the powerful Islamist group said in statement. Ahrar's Shura Council member and its Emir in Homs province, Mohamed Hassan al-Said, was killed when unknown armed men...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime staged its aerial and ground bombardment on the southern suburbs of Damascus Tuesday, targeting Daraya with 4 surface-to-surface missiles, activist said. For two weeks, Syrian Republican Guards and notorious Division 4 have intensified siege on Moadamiya town and...

 (Zaman Al Wasl- Photos)- Despite the snowstorm that has been sweeping the central province of Homs for a week, rebels of al-Hola region keep their alert high.   One of Ahrar al-Sham fighters said rebels should be awake all the time to avoid any surprise attack by Syrian regime...

Saudi Arabia is determined that tensions with Iran should not derail international talks on Syria, another round of which is scheduled to take place in Geneva this month, the U.N. special envoy for Syria said on Tuesday. The United Nations has set a target date of Jan. 25 for the...

Roman Catholic officials said Tuesday that a Franciscan priest who had been abducted by militants in Syria has been freed. The custodian of the Catholic Church's properties in the Holy Land said the priest, Rev. Dhiya Azziz, was released late Monday. The office of the custodian, Rev....