The U.N. peace envoy for Syria was traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of a visit to Iran for talks aimed at defusing tensions between the two regional heavyweights, the U.N. spokesman said. Staffan de Mistura was due to arrive in Riyadh later Monday amid fears that the furore over the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A group of female activists in the rebel-held town of Douma northeast the capital has launched a campaign shedding the light on the deteriorating situation of education in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs where thousands of children have no education. "I Have The Rights To Learn"...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- 26 Syrian armed opposition groups, in statement issued Monday, said it endorse and support the Saudi Arabia's step in cutting diplomatic ties with Iran amid rising sectarian tensions sparked by the Saudis' decision to execute a leading Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The...

The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with all sides in the conflict to help bring about a peaceful resolution. SNC president Khaled Khoja will be in China from Tuesday to Friday will meet Chinese...