(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have thwarted regime attack on Harbanafseh town in the southern countryside of Hama, killing three soldiers, field sources said Tuesday. Regime forces backed by Russian jets have launched major attack three weeks ago to capture southern countryside of Hama,...

Police cleared a suspicious package on Tuesday that had led to the evacuation of a building opposite the United Nations headquarters in New York that houses the U.N. missions of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. "It's all over," said John Miller, New York Police Department deputy commissioner for...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The high command of powerful Kurdish Asayish militia said Monday that regime-backed National defense Forces had planned for explosions hit Christian neighborhoods  in the northeastern city of Qamishli city in the New Year Eve. The leadership of...

The Syrian opposition council hoping to oust President Bashar Assad from power signaled on Tuesday it might accept an invitation to peace talks in Geneva but said a final decision would only be made on Wednesday. "There is consensus in the High Committee on being positive in our decision (to...