(Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S.-backed Syrian forces pressed new gains against Daesh in northeastern Hasaka province, taking two villages, local activists said Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) backed the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have seized the villages of Qabr Taha and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local activists reported a second drone attack on the Russian Hmeimym base in coastal Latakia province late on Sunday. Residents in the city of Jableh told Zaman al-Wasl that echoes of 8 explosions were heard at 1 a.m. coming from Hmeimym air base, saying it was the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three people killed and 6 more wounded in a motor pick blast in northeastern city of Hasaka, activists said Saturday. According to the Firat news agency, an explosive device was planted inside a motorbike, parked near a school building, which now houses the headquarters...

 Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom. The move, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his...