Syrian regime troops are in full control of a key rebel-held town in the country's northwest after days of intense fighting and airstrikes that displaced tens of thousands of people, the Syrian army said Wednesday. The capture of the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province marks...

Following months of illegal pushbacks of migrants, Greek authorities have finally introduced a legal framework to regularly deport refugees thanks to a new, controversial law that is likely to speed up the process. An estimated 30 migrants per day have been deported to Turkey from...

Turkey's Defence Ministry said Tuesday that it would retaliate "in the strongest way, without hesitation" against any attack on its observation posts in Syria's northwestern Idlib province by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Syrian government forces entered Tuesday a town south of Idlib...

Syrian regime forces entered a town south of Idlib city Tuesday, in a significant advance for Bashar al-Assad as he seeks to recapture rebel-held territory in the country's northwest, a war monitor and pro-regime media said. Regime forces entered Maarat al-Numan and were combing its...

As many as 39,377 more civilians have fled their homes in Syria’s northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone over the last 24 hours, amid attacks by the regime and its allies. According to Syria's Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due to...

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed developments in Syria and Libya in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday, a White House spokesman said on Twitter. "The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya. The leaders...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A few Syrian refugees have blamed German feminist organizations for turning Syrian women, who were asking for divorce, against men and against Syrian customs and traditions. According to the source, some women have taken advantage of the absolute freedom granted to them...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The latest statement by Geir O. Pederson, the UN special envoy to Syria, has expressed his hope to resume the dialogue about the Constitutional Committee, which has stirred the reaction of many concerning the Syrian issue, opening new speculation about the constitutional...

Militants attacked Syria’s Banias refinery near the Mediterranean coast, sending divers to plant explosives on underwater pipelines, Syria’s oil ministry said on Monday. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, though state media reported that technicians were evaluating the...

A renewed drive by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture rebel-held territory in Syria’s northwest sparked a fresh exodus of many thousands of civilians toward Turkey’s border on Monday amid heavy air strikes, aid workers and witnesses said. Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air power...

Russian and regime forces in Syria carried out new airstrikes in northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone, killing at least five civilians, according to a Syrian civil defense group. The White Helmets civil defense group said the regime airstrikes killed three civilians -- including two in...

The mother of a US journalist missing in Syria since 2012 on Monday appealed to President Donald Trump for help in securing his release, claiming that one or more senior US officials have blocked talks with the Damascus government on the matter. Debra Tice, appearing at a news conference to...

Syrian regime forces were poised Monday to soon enter Maaret al-Numan, a town of symbolic and strategic importance that is deserted after months of bombardment, located in the last opposition bastion. Maaret al-Numan is a strategic prize lying on the M5 highway linking Damascus to Syria's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkish authorities have started taking steps to naturalize the families of the National Army fighters who died in Operation Peace Spring that started last October, Turkish third military operation in northern Syria, rebel sources told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday. ...

They say not all heroes wear capes. Durdane and her husband Zulkuf Aydin owe their lives to a young Syrian man who rescued them after a powerful earthquake shook eastern Turkey on Friday. The man with his bare hands lifted rock after rock to reach the couple who was buried under the rubble...

Syrian regime forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, in a move that is part of a weeks-long offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said. Video from the Associated Press showed warplanes in action near the...

A truck packed with explosives blew up in the city of Azaz in northern Syria Sunday. It was previously reported by the civil defense force that eight people, including children, had been killed. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Turkish-backed Syrian rebels...

Syrian regime forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, part of a weeklong offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said. Over the past two days, Russian-backed regime troops captured at least six villages near the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that work was underway to construct homes inside Syria for people fleeing the war-torn country's last rebel-held stronghold. "In an area 30-40 kilometres deep in Syria close to our border, we have planned to build, not a tent city, but...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian-Somali Theater director Khaled Abu Bakr is currently finishing the final rehearsals for his play, “Change” that will take place at the Parkvila Theater in Alphen Aan den Rijn, in western Netherlands, in early February.  The play addresses the war and anxiety...