Syria's foreign minister will visit China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid a renewed bid by Beijing to play a more active role in finding an end to conflict in the Middle East. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will be in China from Dec. 23 to Dec. 26 and...

Syrian President Bashar Assad, in one of his rare public appearances, attended the Muslim celebration of Mawlid marking the Prophet Mohammed's birthday in a Damascus mosque Tuesday, state media reported. The ceremony, broadcast on state television, was held in Al-Akram mosque in the capital's...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested Elaph Qaddah, a Syrian journalist who fled the Syrian regime's crackdown four years ago, sources told Zaman Al Wasl. Qaddah who was born in southern Daraa province is facing the threat of extradition to Syria since he is on the...

(Zaman AL Wals)- Russian air strikes on an Eastern Ghouta suburb near Damascus have killed at least 30 people, the Revolution Local Committees said Tuesday.    The local monitoring group said at least 30 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in vacuum missile attacks on...