The United Nations has no plans to change the format of invitations for the next round of Syria talks, which it hopes to start by Feb. 25, a U.N. official involved in arranging the talks told Reuters TV Friday. "There will be no further invitations. No new invitations will be issued in a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian warplanes have staged more raids on central provinces of Homs and Hama provinces as Syrian rebels killed 15 fighters loyal to Bashar al-Assad in Jadrin village, activists said on Friday. Dominant Ahrar al-Sham movement with other rebels groups said they have killed 15...

(Zaman Al Wasl- agencies)- Syrian regime forces and allied fighters seized the town of Ataman near Deraa city Friday, Hezbollah's Al Manar television and a Syrian monitoring group said, building on gains made last week in the southern province. The recapture from rebels of Ataman, around...

A Russian proposal to set up an advisory body in Amman to coordinate actions in Syria was rejected by the United States and its Western allies, Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov as saying Friday. "Our minister proposed holding a telephone conversation...