A ceasefire has been declared in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a rebel bastion near Damascus, to run from midnight on Sunday to March 20, Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday. "A 'regime of silence' has been introduced from 00.01 on March 6 to 23:59 on March 20 (Damascus time) in the area...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Southern Front rebel group said no invitation has been received by the Kazak government to attend the fourth round of Syria's peace talks on March 14, spokesman said Tuesday. Issam al-Rayyes told Zaman al-Wasl that the alliance of more than 35 rebel groups that...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many towns in southern Lebanon have started issuing orders to close shops and workshops managed and owned by Syrians, according to sources. The town council of al-Bisariyah in the countryside of Saida city in southern Lebanon had on March 4, announced closing all shops owned or...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian activist and journalist presented a legal case before a Turkish court against the pilot Mohammad Fayad Soufan who parachuted into Turkey after his fighter jet ran out of fuel several days ago. Qutayba Yassin, the activist, filed the case on the basis the pilot...