(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has freed 8 people, including 4 women and 3 children, over prisoner swap deal with rebels in Damascus late on Monday, rebel commander told Zaman al Wasl. Abu Nafea al-Dimashqi, commander of Dhuha al-Islam Brigade said the prisoner swap has included a Hezbollah...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A new snowstorm in two weeks is sweeping Syrian refugee camps in Lebanese Bekaa valley and border town of Arsal, forecasts said Monday. More than 1 million Syrians are enduring another winter as refugees in Lebanon. For some, it is their fifth in a row, displaced by...

Germany needs to raise spending on police, education and daycare by at least 5 billion euros ($5.45 billion) to successfully integrate a record number of asylum seekers and avoid social tensions, its deputy government leader said Monday. Europe's most populous country and largest...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-- Syrian rebels have recaptured two towns from rival Jaysh al-Thuwar group in the northern province of Aleppo, activists said on Monday. Rebels have taken towns of al-Alqamiya andl al-Zeraa near Menng military airbase after heavy fighting started on Sunday.   Rebels have...