Unified Judicial Council in Aleppo cautioned the sanctity of breaking the fast in Ramadan for people are not excused by Shariah. Any violation will be subject to penalty, 1 year imprisonment . The Council stated in a statement congratulated the...
Syrian intelligence had killed a poet and dentist, Eyad Shaheen, under torture, two days after his arrest, Syrian activists said, The activists circulated that Shaheen was arrested on Monday according to his political views against the Assad regime. As the habit, phone call...
Asayesh militia, the security forces of PYD (democratic union party) killed 20 of the Free Syrian Army, FSA, during the fierce clashes in the Kurdish villages north Syria, according to the party website. The Kurdish party that well-known by supporting...
The United States has revoked the visa of a top Syrian diplomat who tried to enter the country to take up a post at the war-torn country's embassy, a US official said Wednesday. Ali Daghman was stopped from entering the US when he arrived Tuesday at Dulles airport in Washington,...
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country's bloody conflict rages for a third year. In one rebel-held...
A month after the White House announced it was boosting aid to the Syrian opposition, rebel leaders say they have seen little or no evidence of U.S.-supplied arms entering the country and momentum on the ground is shifting toward the regime, analysts say. It is...
The fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has put a new spring in the step of Bashar al-Assad, who sees it as a sign that Islamists - including those spearheading the Sunni-dominated rebellion against him - are in decline. Exuding confidence after a recent successful army...
The U.N. Security Council called on Lebanese Hezbollah militants on Wednesday to end any involvement in the conflict in neighboring Syria , while Lebanon's U.N. envoy pledged that his country would keep its borders open to Syrians fleeing the violence. Hezbollah has sent...
Syrian rebels have intensified their blockade of government-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, where residents now face severe food shortages, opposition activists said on Tuesday. Bustan al-Qasr route, had been blocked by FSA units. 'We can't move food at...
Syrians travelling to Egypt are now required to apply for a visa, after the authorities in Cairo issued a new rule amid soaring unrest in the country, consulate staff in Beirut told AFP on Tuesday. "There is a decision from Cairo that any Syrian travelling to Egypt must apply for a visa...
Egyptian Airlines has delayed its flight to Beirut for 3 hours after the refusing of 8 Syrian passengers to be deported on the same plane to Beirut, according to the new Egyptian regulations which require visas and security clearances for Syrian nationals. Ninety-five...
Nora Husari worked at a beauty salon before the war in Syria broke out. Today, she carries an AK-47 and plays a deadly game of cat and mouse in the bombed out remains of her former home. "I've seen children and women crying in front of my eyes because Bashar al-Assad killed their...
Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad last month sent a three-man delegation to Qamishli for negotiations with Kurdish political parties “to resolve the Kurdish issue,” a knowledgeable source said to RUDWA, Kurdish website. “A three-man delegation from the...
The Information Office of the Revolutionary Command Council in Damascus said That Egyptian security forces had arrested and deported a group of young Syrians and Palestinians, on charges of fomenting riots, ''they are now being detained in the prisons of the regime of Bashar...
Al-Hasakah, north-east corner of Syria has joined the armed revolution after sudden clashes with the Assad forces in the center of the city. A group of defected officers from Syria Army have established '' Infantry Division-15'' as new armed group joins the Free Syrian Army....
Cautious calm prevailed in al-Dana, the Syrian border village with Turkey, after fierce clashes killing 25 fighters between Free Syrian Army and the ' State of Iraq and al-Sham' militia. The small town has been under the control of Islamic group months ago. Abo usama...
Militants of 'The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham' in Ar Raqqa have arrested Journalist Mohamed Matar, 20-year-old, during his sit-in in front of the governorate headquarter. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham which took control on Ar raqqa...
Fiji has announced it will send a further 380 troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, lifting the Pacific nation's contribution to 562. The move comes after several countries withdrew from the peacekeeping force due to escalating violence...
Zaman Alwasl reported that Sheikh Mouaz al-Khatib, former coalition president, had nominated himself for the Political board of the National Coalition but he didn't achieve the required quorum. Two day ago the National Coalition has elected its political commission...
A car bomb rocked a stronghold of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group south of the Lebanese capital Tuesday, wounding at least 53 people and setting several cars ablaze in the most serious knock-on effect from Syria's civil war on its smaller neighbor since the Syrian crisis began,...
