Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to days of deadly sectarian bloodshed. The outbreak of violence in the...

The US military has completely withdrawn from the Tal Baydar military base north of Hasakah province, in addition to dismantling its observation tower at the Jabal Abdul Aziz observatory south of the province, a local correspondent told Zaman al-Wasl on Tuesday. The correspondent observed...

Israel says it has bombed Syrian government forces around Suweida, as they entered the predominantly Druze city following two days of deadly sectarian clashes. At least 200 people have been killed since the fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted on Sunday, UK-based...

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday slammed the Israeli attacks on Syria’s government forces in Sweida, while welcoming the response by Damascus to restore security in the area after deadly clashes between Druze residents and tribal fighters. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia … expresses its...