Russians are protesting government plans to hike the retirement age, in a rare challenge to President Vladimir Putin's leadership. The State Duma is voting on the bill Thursday, which would raise the age at which retirees can receive state pensions from 60 to 65 for men, and from 55 to...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes continued between Daesh and US-backed forces in eastern as the radical group battling to keep its control on an oil-rich area between Hasaka and Deir Ezzor provinces, activists said Wednesday. The Syrian Democratic Forces have seized 16 villages in two...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 40 regime forces from coastal Latakia province have been killed in the last four weeks, pro-regime activists and news feeds said. Many of the slain soldiers were killed by Daesh and the US-led coalition airstrikes in eastern Syria and in southern Syrian as the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A new ceasefire deal would take place in the coastal region, Bashar al-Assad's heart town, brokered by Russia and Egypt, pro-regime news feeds said Monday. The deal comes as Assad eyes on his hometown in Latakia province to eliminate last rebel strongholds in the...