(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists and ISIS say the militants have seized a district previously held by Syrian troops in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, AP reported. The industrial district of Deir Ezzor fell to the group late Wednesday following an attack and fierce clashes between the two...

Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help it form a national unity government, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Thursday during a visit to Beijing. The U.N. Security Council last Friday unanimously approved a...

The Japanese government is seeking information after reports a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage in Syria and has been threatened with execution, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday. Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said this week...

A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday Damascus was ready to join U.N.-sponsored peace talks with its position bolstered by both Russian backing and the West's retreat from a hardline anti-Assad approach. Bouthaina Shaaban said her government...