Reporting by Ammar Bakkour (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkish military incursion 500 meters into the area of Aqrabat in Idlib’s northern countryside on Wednesday evening enraged the area residents and many activists who expressed their anger on social media. A military source revealed to Zaman...

 Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria. His father disappeared suddenly four years ago and, the family believes, was killed. Months later,...

The Syrian regime military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged eastern Aleppo, a move that the rebels have said was part of a psychological campaign to get them to surrender. State media earlier said the army had opened...

  French President Francois Hollande said in Berlin summit he has the impression after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin that a pause in fighting in Aleppo may be extended. Russia has promised an eight-hour halt in fighting on Thursday in the besieged city. Hollande said early...