(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 civilians have been killed on Monday in regime air strikes on the northern countryside of Homs province, in a new violation to the U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal that went into effect on Feb.27. Zaman al-Wasl local reporter said regime warplanes had carried out 15...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Agencies)- Syrian rebel groups Monday announced a new "battle" against against government forces which they said was a response to violations of a fragile cessation of hostilities deal in place since the end of February. The groups, which included factions fighting under the...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Video)- I will come in with the protection of its sons and my faith in them After nearly 20 years of absence and sweet remembrance For 20 years, they concealed in its crossroads Guards who armed me with weapons I did not see And they passed me by with weapons I...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Some rebel factions are imposing duties and fees for letting vehicles of medicine entering the besieged northern countryside of Homs province, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. An activist, who spoke on condition oof anonymity, said a group of some rebel...

Syrian opposition chief negotiator Asaad Zoubi urged rebels to strike back against the Syrian army, accusing it of using a cessation of hostilities to gain ground. In a internet message to fighters on the ground he also said he would not continue for long with negotiations in Geneva if...

The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator Sunday called for renewed attacks on government forces, despite the shaky truce deal between government troops and rebel fighters. Mohammed Alloush, a leading political figure in the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group, is in Geneva as the senior...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of the Syrian Turkmen Council Abdul Rahman Mustafa warned of the plight of the Turkmen regions especially in Turkmen mountain in Latakia province, stressing that the Turkmen war is one of existence. Mustafa told Zaman al-Wasl that there are no more civilians in Turkmen...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Tensions increased between Kurdish Democratic Party (PYD) and its allies due to PYD encouraging personnel from Raqqa Rebel Brigade to defect and join PYD military ranks directly. The step is the first by PYD to disperse allied forces in Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army fighters joined Nusra Front in fight against Islamic State in Yarmouk refugee camp southern Damascus, local reporter said Saturday as clashes enter second week. Three Isis fighters were killed in Saturday's claches with Nusra Front, reporter said. In...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Regime forces released the two oldest detainees Qaboon suburb north of Damascus on Saturday in prisoner exchange with local rebel group, activists said. A local source from the neighborhood, which is under a truce with the regime, said Assad forces released detainees...

The United Nations said on Saturday civilians faced starvation and dehydration in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus, where ISIS is battling other Islamist groups for control. U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which aids Palestinian refugees...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces took parts of Salah el-Din neighborhood in northern Aleppo city from Free Syrian Army factions due to a surprise attack, local reporter said Saturday. The clashes still underway in the strategic neighborhood as regime forces backed by Russian air...

GENEVA (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition's spokesperson, in a press conference held Saturday, said the proposal saying that Bashar al-Assad can stay along with 3 MPS is totally not accepted and even was not delivered by the U.N special emvoy. "Any proposition outside Geneva 1 and outside...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local council of Free Homs Governorate appealed on Friday to the negotiating parties in Geneva to break the siege of al-Waer neighborhood in central province of Homs. The statement, seen by Zaman al-Wasl, called on the different boards, international and local institutions,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters took at least 11 villages from regime army and rebel factions in northern Aleppo province, activists said Saturday. Activist Omar al-Shamali told Zaman al-Wasl that Isis had taken villages of Tel Shaeer, Bragheed and Qasajek in the northern countryside...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) launched major campaign in the last two days to arrest young men in countryside of Hasaka province to recruit them in the fight against Isis. Activist Mahmoud al-Ahmad said that military discipline groups affiliated with PYD...

Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year. Francis, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, was scheduled to spend...

MASHIKI, Japan (AP) — Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 29 people, injuring 1,500, trapping many beneath flattened homes and sending thousands to seek shelter in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. The exact number of casualties remained...

 Thirty thousand Syrians sought refuge near the Turkish border Friday after the Islamic State group targeted three other camps in the northern province of Aleppo, according to Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) officials. IHH staff working at the Turkish-Syrian border told Anadolu...

Reporting by Hussein al-Zoubi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed GENEVA (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian opposition's chief Negotiator told Zaman al-Wasl that the High Negotiations Committee will be completely abide by the revolution’s principles and the Syrian people's demands in the ongoing talks in...