A number of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria are to be brought home to the UK, the foreign secretary has said. They will be the first UK citizens to be repatriated from the area of north-eastern Syria formerly controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A new decision on residency conditions for foreigners has disconcerted Syrians residing in Turkey. The decision stipulates the cancellation of renewal of tourist residency for foreigners whose stay has exceeded one year. The decision states that foreigners who have...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian National Army on Thursday destroyed an Iranian site including weapons depot south of Aleppo, killing 4 militants, military sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Turkish-backed forces launched a Grad missile attack on the site near the town of al-Hadher in the...

By Ethar Abdul Haq (Zaman Al Wasl)-A leaked document issued by the top Syrian security body eight years ago showed how Bashar al-Assad’s regime had issued an amnesty for hundreds of terrorists and jihadists just a week after the beginning of the Syrian revolution in March 2011. ...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Thursday halted an advance by regime forces and allied Iranian militias into the eatsern countryside of Idlib province, killing 15 militants, military sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The regime army has been pressing to take a strategic territory located...

Syrians, away from home for five years due to YPG/PKK terror group’s occupation, finally reached their homelands after Turkey’s successful military operations in the area, but felt upset after seeing their towns destructed by the terror group. Since 2016, Turkey has conducted three...

Abu Mahmoud thought he and his family had found relative safety from Syria's war, but then rocket fire pounded their camp in the night, killing 16 civilians. On Thursday morning, his brother's tent lay in cinders amid the neat rows of white dwellings of the Qah camp for the displaced near...

Rebel rocket fire on the government-controlled northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Thursday killed seven civilians and wounded 30, state television said. "Seven civilians were killed and 30 more were wounded by a rocket attack carried out by terrorist groups," the official broadcaster said of...

Turkey's defense ministry said Thursday that around 200 Syrians had returned to their homes after its offensive against Kurdish militants last month, with another 300 on the way. "Close to 200 of our Syrian brothers who had fled the (Kurdish militant) PKK/YPG... have voluntarily and safely...

Cyprus authorities have rescued 120 Syrian migrants from a boat adrift off the island's southeastern coast, police said on Thursday. They brought the Syrians ashore in the Cape Greco region after their vessel was sighted six nautical miles (11 km) off the east Mediterranean island. The...

Turkey is discussing with Russia how to address the continued presence of Kurdish YPG militants in areas covered by an agreement between the two countries, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday. Ankara halted its incursion against the YPG last month after agreeing with Moscow for...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime on Wednesday has released dozens of detainees who were arrested in southern Daraa province due to a "presidential amnesty". Local sources confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that 113 detainees have been released; most of whom were detained at checkpoints...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said in a legal report coincides with the UN’s annual Universal Children’s Day that at least 29,017 children have been killed in Syria since the beginning of the popular uprising in March 2011.     The report documents the deaths...

An attack by Syrian regime forces on the rebel-held area of Idlib in northwestern Syria killed at least 15 and wounded several at a displaced persons camp on Wednesday, rescue workers said. Syria’s northwest corner, including the Idlib region, is the last major chunk of territory still...

In a move to mark World Children’s Day, a Turkish humanitarian agency, with gifts made the day of Syrian children who have to work at early ages due to years-long civil war in their country. Yakup Alaca, spokesman for the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) in southern Kilis province, said...

Turkish parliament speaker said on Wednesday "the so-called modern world quickly forgot baby Aylan, whose lifeless body washed ashore". "Alleged modern world quickly forgot baby Aylan. You should not forget this misery," Mustafa Sentop told the 20th National Children Forum in the Turkish...

The French government urged Iran Wednesday to refrain from destabilizing actions in Syria and said it remained committed to Israel's security. Israel said its aircraft struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria Wednesday in retaliation for rockets fired towards Israel a...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Ankara had assured Moscow that it did not plan to launch a new military operation in Syria despite earlier comments, the TASS news agency reported. Turkey's state-owned Anadolu agency on Monday cited Turkish Foreign Minister...

Turkey's Interior Minister said Wednesday that around 100,000 Syrians living without approval in Istanbul had left it since early July, when the government set a deadline for Syrians not registered in the city to leave for other provinces. As sentiment towards Syrian refugees among Turks...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least six civilians, including children, were killed and a dozen wounded in Russian airstrikes hit the northern province of Idlib, rescuing workers saidWednesday. The strikes targeted the town of Maarret al-Numan and an array of surrounding villages. Wounded...