The destruction by ISIS extremists of two key cultural sites in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra is a "war crime", UNESCO said Friday. "This destruction is a new war crime and an immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity," Irina Bokova, director general of the U.N. cultural agency,...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 100 Fateh al-Sham fighters have been killed late on Thursday in U.S. air strikes hit a training camp in northern Aleppo province, a U.S. defense official said. The strike was carried out Thursday by an Air Force B-52 bomber and an undisclosed number of...

(Daily Sabah)- Twenty-three Daesh terrorists have been killed by Turkish airstrikes and shelling as part of the operation to liberate the northern Syrian town of al-Bab from terrorists, the military said on Friday. A total of 205 identified targets were shelled by the Turkish military,...

 Iran's government and entities close to the elite Revolutionary Guards have signed major economic contracts with Syria, reaping what appear to be lucrative rewards for helping President Bashar al-Assad regain control of parts of his country from rebels. An opposition group condemned the...

(Eqtsad)- Prices of firewood in the of Idlib countryside have risen due to the recent cold weather conditions, according residents and traders, as it is considered the main source for heating. Firewood prices have risen by 20% to 25% and shortage was noticed in the amount of dry firewood and...

(The Wall Street Journal)- Islamic State has ramped up sales of oil and gas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. and European officials said, providing vital fuel to the government in return for desperately needed cash. The regime’s purchases are helping sustain Islamic...

(BBC)- So-called Islamic State militants have beheaded four people and shot eight dead in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a monitoring group says. Some of the killings took place in a museum yard near the city's Unesco-listed ancient ruins, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....

Syrian regime forces encircled a key rebel area northwest of Damascus Thursday that serves as the capital's main water supply, a monitoring group said. Clashes have rocked the Wadi Barada region for more than a month, despite a fragile nationwide truce aimed at smoothing the way for...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he believed Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan aimed to produce local "reconciliation" agreements with rebel groups whereby they would give up their weapons and receive a government pardon. Assad said in an interview with a Japanese TV station that...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Democratic Union Party with the help of American forces seems to intend to build a new military base in the northern province of Hasaka, after evacuating the training camp of Tal-Baidar. Activist Mahmoud al-Ahmad reported that the Democratic Union Party (PYD) are intending...

Residents of government-held areas of the Syrian city of Deir az-Zour have expressed fears of massacres as the Islamic State group continues its advance on the city. Besieged by IS since early 2015, the regime-controlled third of Deir az-Zour city is home to an estimated 100,000 people....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The local council of al-Tall local city north of Damascus has been accused of imposing royalties on displaced people and residents, activists said. Local activists, in statement post online, warned the council members of the dangerous consequences of them imposing what they...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of the Syrian capital have been living under constant fear of violent robberies and theft. They fear thieves can enter their houses anytime due to continued electricity outage. According to the “Syrian Days” pro-regime website, instances of violent theft have become...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Three children were killed Wednesday when an ISIS landmine set off in western Raqqa as the Kurdish-led forces step up offensive against ISIS near the group's self-proclaimed capital, sources said. One more child was wounded due in the explosion of al-Mahmoudely village...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime’s security warned of imminent attack by Syrian resistance to regain control on the mountainous Jabal al-Akrad region in Latakia province, sources reported. Special sources reported to Zaman al-Wasl that the security committee in the coastal city of Latakia has...

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday Russian war planes had joined forces with Turkish jets to target ISIS militants holding the town of al-Bab around 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Aleppo. Lieutenant-General Sergei Rudskoi, a senior Russian Defense Ministry official, said in...

One of Syria's strongest rebel factions, the conservative Islamist Ahrar al-Sham group, said on Wednesday it will not attend peace talks to be held in Kazakhstan on Jan. 23. Several other leading rebel groups decided on Monday that they would be at the talks, which will be attended by the...

The participation of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Syria talks will be discussed once they stop backing militancy, Syria's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday, appearing to reject their attendance at forthcoming peace talks. "Once Qatar and Saudi Arabia halt their support...

(Eqtsad)- Syrian investors to be granted the Turkish citizenship very soon since the authorities have issued new adjustments in the laws make the red passport easy to get for men with cash bags and not just Syrians only, experts said. Turkish authorities had legislated granting Turkish...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State forces launched major attack against regime forces and its mercenaries’ locations in Deir Ez Zor with the hope of expelling the regime forces and gaining sole control of the province. The regime officers and soldiers in Deir Ez Zor, especially those in the...