TUNIS (Zaman Al Wasl)- La 19ème édition des Journées théâtrales de Carthage a tiré sa révérence après la cérémonie de la clôture qui a eu lieu au théâtre municipal de Tunis, la soirée du 16 décembre. Le jury à travers son président Mr Abdelhalim Messaoudi a annoncé les lauréats de cette...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters took ground from Iraqi Shiite militias on the Iraqi border after a surprise attack on Friday, activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Activist Muhannad Yousef the the ISIS suicide bombers attacked three checkpoint for al-Hashd al-Sha’bi near Tel Sufouk area...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 21 regime troops from Tartus province were killed in two weeks by the Islamic State and Tahrir al-Sham jihadist groups, according to pro-regime news feeds. The death toll included 10 officers and 11 soldiers killed in Deir Ezzor, Hama and Eastern Ghouta...

    (Zaman Al Wasl)- The regime air force has redeployed its L-39 attack jets in four military airfields of the war-torn country after Russia's announcement of partial withdrawal last week, sources said. 20 L-39 aircrafts were deployed in the military airports of Deir...

The Pentagon is voicing growing alarm that the risky flying of Russian pilots in Syria could lead to a mishap -- or even the nightmare scenario of a US jet shooting down a Russian warplane. Defense officials this week highlighted several recent close calls with Russian planes, including...

Alaa and Noor, two young sisters from Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta district, are informing the world of their difficult circumstances through their joint Twitter account. Eight-year-old Alaa and ten-year-old Noor voice the pains and hopes of Eastern Ghouta’s children in tweets they...

Despite the passage of years, a Syrian refugee in Turkey is still haunted by the horrors of her past under the Assad regime. Muna B., 33, has been living in the Reyhanli district of Turkey’s southeastern Hatay province for two years. Before fleeing to Turkey, she was arrested...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Islamic State group arrested 8 members tried to escape from last ISIS stronghold in southern Damascus suburbs on Friday, sources told Zaman al-Wasl.  The move came after came after 19 Daesh fighters, including commanders, were evacuated from the district of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  Un homme âgé obsédé par le temps. Son obsession se manifeste par sa collection de montres et d’horloges et le temps qu’il met à les réparer et les entretenir sans lassitude.  Un jeune nerveux, assoiffé de pouvoir, extrémiste et jugeur.  Une...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Kurdish militias killed four civilians in shelling targeted the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province, local sources said on Thursday. The ground sheeling hit the town of al-Hajeen as hundreds of people keep fleeing ISIS-held areas. The Syrian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The regime army and Iranian-backed militias backed by Russian air power on Thursday have made gains in northeastern Syria, stepping up a military campaign against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in a push towards its stronghold of Idlib province, local activists and commander...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria’s regime president Bashar al-Assad openly and directly acknowledged that the groups subordinate to Brigadier General Suhail Hassan suffered heavy losses in their battles in Deir Ez Zor countryside as they headed towards al-Bu Kamal. Al-Assad’s comments verified news...

 The Turkish Coast Guard on Thursday rescued 68 migrants stranded on a small rocky islet in the Aegean Sea. The migrants, including women and children, were trying to reach Greek Islands when an inflatable boat carrying them got stuck at the small islet near Dikili district of...

GENEVA (Reuters) - A round of Syria peace talks that ended on Thursday was a big missed opportunity but there may more talks next month if ideas can be found to encourage President Bashar al-Assad’s government to engage, U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura said. He said neither side had...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have evacuated 19 Daesh fighters, including commanders, from their stronghold in southern Damascus suburbs, source told Zaman al-Wasl on Thursday.  The extremist fighters have left the district of al-Hajer al-Aswad over the week under...

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura urged Russia on Wednesday to convince its ally the Syrian government of the need to clinch a peace deal to end the nearly seven-year-old war. De Mistura, speaking on Swiss television station RTS, said failure to make peace quickly through...

The United States is turning a blind eye to information provided by Russia about Syrian fighters travelling to Iraq, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. "There is no [U.S.] reaction," Putin told his annual news conference. "Why? Because they [in the U.S.] are thinking that...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-US-led coalition warplanes killed at least 20 displaced people in renewed airstrikes on last ISIS-held areas in Deir Ezzor province, local media unit said on Wednesday. Local news site Furat (Euphrates) Post reported that 20 people who fled the town of Sbaikhan and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 12 ISIS militants killed in clashes with Jaish Maghawir al-Thawra in Syrian desert on Wednesday, military spokesman told Zaman al-Wasl. Abu al-Athir al-Khabouri said the moderate rebel group, mostly tribesmen, had ambushed Daesh fighters in al-Alayaniya area...

 Dr. Rafif Dayha says that today is a “quiet day” at the Directorate of Disability and Physical Rehabilitation in Damascus, but the building is a hive of activity.  Machines from the prostheses workshop are buzzing, doctors and physiotherapists walk purposefully through the...