(Zaman Al Wasl)- Students at American University of Beirut (AUB) protested the reception of Syria's veteran poet Adonis on Saturday. Syrian writer Ali Ahmad Esber also known by the pen name Adonis fiercely defended Bashar al-Assad and through his position as an influential writer distorted the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Aleppo Operations Room, an alliance of rebel factions operating in northern Aleppo city, said in statement they will target regime-held areas if regime forces keep its brutal military campaign on civilians. The "cessation of hostilities" deal brokered by the United States and...

(EQTSAD)- Sociologist Abdul Hafiz al-Hulani founded the social support clinic for handicapped to be a social center for the marginalized population in Arsal, Lebanon. The clinic established in a house in Arsal, a town north-east of Beirut, receives 355 cases of disabilities and does not...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt near Ahrar al-Sham checkpoint in northern Binnish town, killing 4 senior commanders and wounding 10, local media center said. The suspected ISIS suicide attack in Idlib province has killed Islam Abu Hussein, senior Ahrar...

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border Saturday, kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a month-old migrant deal plagued by moral and legal concerns. Merkel, joined by European Council head Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice...

  (Zaman Al Wasl- AFP)- Activists have accused Iran of standing behind the fire that broke out in the Asruniyeh market of the Old City of Damascus, a UNESCO world heritage site. The market is adjacent to the famed Al-Hamidiyeh bazaar in one of the world's oldest cities. "It began at 06:00...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air strikes on rebel-held Aleppo have killed 12 civilians on Saturday as regime backed by Russian jets mobilize troops for major offensive, local activist said. Regim's aerial campaign hit a marketplace in Tareeq al-Bab neighborhood, killing 12 and leaving dozens...

Regional Kurdish security forces and pro-Syrian government forces have declared a ceasefire in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish side said, calming a three-day outbreak of violence which killed more than 26 people. The Kurdish Asayish forces said in a statement that the accord took effect at...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed in Syrian regime air strikes on the embattled city of Douma, northeast the capital, local activist and medics said Saturday. The sporadic strikes hit city's main market and civil neighborhoods, killing 3 women,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A huge fire broke out early Saturday in the Old City of Damascus, leaving huge losses and damage in one the of Syria's most prominent bazaars, activists told Zaman al-Wasl. The plumes of Smoke have been seen from different parts in the government-held city. Head of Regime's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The first Syrian drone, made in cooperation with Iran's army experts, is scheduled to carry out surveillance missions soon in Syria, source said. A well-informed regime source told Zaman al-Wasl, the drone called “Sahab” (clouds) was flown as a test in Iran. The drone has...

Two rockets fired across the border from Syria killed two people and injured four others on Friday in Turkey’s southeastern border province of Kilis. Reporting from the scene, an Anadolu Agency correspondent said that one of the rockets landed in an empty field behind the Kilis courthouse and...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Skirmishes reported Friday between Syrian Kurdish forces and regime militiamen in the northeastern city of Qamishli despite a ceasefire deal, activist told Zaman al-Wasl. The Kurdish internal security force, the Asayish, said in statement posted online, it had agreed on...

Twenty civilians were likely killed and 11 others injured in nine U.S. air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria between Sept. 10, 2015, and Feb. 2, 2016, the U.S. military said on Friday. The deaths brought the number of civilians killed since the U.S. air campaign against...

After a brief respite, bombs are falling heavily on Aleppo, forcing people there to think again about whether it is time to get out of a city at the epicenter of the Syrian war. The momentary normalcy brought by a truce is gone. The parks are empty again, the streets deserted...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 10 people have been killed and 20 wounded on Friday in regime air strikes on northern Aleppo city, local reporter said. The aerial bombing targeted neighborhoods of al-Mashhad, Bustan al-Qasr, al-Ansari and Bab Hadid. Recapturing all Aleppo has been a regime priority...

Russia’s latest military moves in Syria have sharpened divisions within the U.S. administration over whether Russian President Vladimir Putin genuinely backs a U.N.-led initiative to end the civil war or is using the negotiations to mask renewed military support for Syrian President...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Local councils of the embattled Eastern Ghouta district near Damascus warned of a humanitarian crisis as regime forces step up its ground and aerial attacks, calling on International Community to preserve the U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal, according to statement issued...

The U.N. special envoy for Syria has vowed to take fragile peace talks into next week despite a walkout by the main armed opposition, a breakdown in a truce and signs that both sides are gearing up to escalate the five-year-old civil war. Staffan de Mistura, who dismissed the...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (EQTSAD)- Baroha, a small village in the western countryside of central Homs province, with a population counted 2300 people before the Syrian revolution, the majority of them (85%) were Sunni, and the rest were from the Alawite minority. It is adjacent the village...