Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Alwasl)- Following Mario Zenari’s, the pope's Syria envoy, opinion about the situation in Syria, Burhan Ghalioun, the first President of the National Council, revealed on his Facebook page that many attempts to meet...

(Zaman Alwasl)- Activists of Daraya, south-west outskirts of the Syrian capital, said all efforts to reach a truce have been postponed by regime. People of Daraya, a poor Sunni community, are looking for a long-term truce allowing them to...

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — Gen. Martin Dempsey says that once he determines that the Islamic State militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland, he will recommend the U.S. military move directly against the group in Syria. But the chairman of the...

(Zaman Alwasl)- Rebels have killed 4 Islamic State’s fighters, including an American jihadist, near Marea town northern Aleppo on Sunday, field source told Zaman Alwasl. Source said the American jihadist was planning to carry a suicide operation in...