The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would call for a truce in northwestern Syria “to avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian situation,” though diplomats said on Thursday that such a move is likely to face opposition...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Four policemen were killed Thursday when an armed group opened fire on their vehicle in southern Daraa province, state-run media reported.  No rebel group claimed responsibility for the attack that took place near the town of Muzayrib. More than...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian student outperformed her Turkish peers after graduating from two universities with honors, the Turkish Sabah newspaper reported. Roba Abousaleh, who came to Mersin city with her family years ago fleeing the Syrian war, has graduated from two universities with...

Russian-backed regime forces seized several towns and villages in northwest Syria Thursday, as deadly air strikes hit the jihadist-held bastion, a monitor said. Seven civilians died in air strikes in the south of the bastion, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, a day after regime...