The U.S. Senate has passed a $738 billion budget for the Pentagon which includes new sanctions within six months against Syria, Iran, and Russia for their "war crimes" during the Syrian civil war. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 was approved on Tuesday by an 86-6...

Fleeing attacks by the al-Assad regime and its allies, at least 12,000 civilians have been forced to abandon what is supposed to be a cease-fire zone in northwestern Syria and headed for the Turkish border. Mohamed al-Hallaj, director of the Response Coordinators Team, told Anadolu...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said world powers have yet to pledge support for the country's "safe zone" plans in northern Syria, where it intends to resettle one million Syrian refugees, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday. "Not even the countries we regard as the most powerful and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local activists and medics called on international health organizations to interfere to halt the spread of Leishmaniasis disease that has been sweeping the Kurdish-held areas in eastern Deir Ezzor province. So far, 8000 cases have been reported among the residents of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In accordance with Law No. 10, the regime began taking over 3 neighborhoods in central Homs city, back in April 2018, seizing the properties of civilians opposed Bashar al-Assad. Talal Al-Barazi, governor of Homs, said that the neighborhoods of Baba Amr,...

The United States Congress on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Syria, Russia and China while making it more difficult for the Trump administration to reduce commitments to allies from Europe to Asia. As part of a defence policy bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday, the legislation...

At least 25 civilians, including several children, have been killed in northwest Syria as Russian and regime forces launched a series of air raids, according to volunteer medics who operate in rebel-held areas. The Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said the attacks...

Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of the Syrian president, has been hospitalised in Paris while standing trial for money laundering, his son told AFP Tuesday. "He has been in intensive care since last night (Monday)" at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine west of Paris, Siwar al-Assad said....

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged world powers on Tuesday to help it resettle 1 million Syrian refugees very soon, accusing governments of moving more quickly to guard Syria's oil fields than its children. Erdogan, whose country hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 14 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in deadly air strikes on the northern province of Idlib, Civil Defence agency said Tuesday. The rescuing group said the death toll is expected to rise as regime helicopters dropped dozens of barrel bombs on...

A lack of international assistance to Turkey to support millions of refugees on its soil pushed Ankara to launch operations in northeast Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. Despite broad international criticism, Turkish forces in October launched a major cross-border...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of 1 million Syrian refugees in a "peace zone" in the northern part of their homeland, on a voluntary basis but in "a very short period of time". "We need to find formula to allow refugees... who traveled to Turkey to...

The United Nations has no choice but to keep shipping humanitarian aid across Syria's borders and civil war front lines, according to a report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which ran into contrary views from Russia. Security Council members are debating the renewal of the...

A global refugee summit opens in Geneva Tuesday amid calls for concrete actions to help a surging number of displaced people, and for wealthy nations to shoulder their share of the burden. The Global Refugee Forum begins exactly a year after the UN General Assembly adopted a framework aimed...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Fatemiyoun Brigade, key Iranian militia operating in eastern Syria, has reinforced its outposts in the Syrian desert, following a series of Daesh ambushes in the past few weeks, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Monday.  Dozens of military vehicles and...

Finland will try to repatriate children of Finnish mothers who traveled to Syria to join Islamic State "as soon as possible", Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday. Finland is one of a number of European Union member states facing a decision over whether to bring home citizens with IS...

The U.S. has sent a group of experts to Syria's biggest oil field in Deir ez-Zor province currently under the occupation of the YPG/PKK terror group, in hopes of increasing production. Egyptian and Saudi experts, who were tasked by the U.S. with enhancing oil production at al-Omar oil...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime backed by Russian warplanes has intensified aerial bombardment on northern Idlib province, killing two women and three children, local reporter said Monday. The air strikes struck the towns of Sarmin and Bennish. Two displaced children, originally...

The UN on Monday dispatched 24 truckloads of humanitarian aid to the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib.  The trucks passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in southern Turkey, with aid to be distributed to residents in urban areas of the war-torn province as well as the...

Turkey's efforts to supply electricity and water to people in northern Syria continue, according to the country's National Defense Ministry. "Electricity is now being provided to 51% of the Tal Abyad region, and efforts are ongoing to provide electricity to Ras al-Ayn's central area along...