(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish army has started issuing ID cards for the residents and the newly-settled people in Afrin region near the border amid claims of demographic change by the Kurdish militias, activists told Zaman al-Wasl Monday. The move evoked fears of the Kurdish rights advocates...

The Syrian regime has submitted a list of names to the United Nations as candidates for inclusion in a constitutional committee, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told Reuters Monday. Formation of the committee, which will rewrite the Syrian constitution, was agreed at a Syrian peace...

Jordan said Monday it was discussing developments in southern Syria with Washington and Moscow and that all three parties agreed on the need to preserve a "de-escalation" zone they brokered last year and which has reduced violence. A senior official who requested anonymity told Reuters...

A Syrian state-run newspaper says Damascus will keep fighting the country's rebels - or "terrorists" as the regime calls opposition fighters - despite U.S. warnings against a new offensive in southern Daraa province. Washington has cautioned it would take "firm and appropriate measures"...