(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces on Saturday have escalated their offensive on the western suburbs of the capital, saying it wants to clear rebel pockets in area close to predominantly Alawite district, activist said. The clashes took place in Qudsaya and al-Hama town , 7 km (5...

The United Nations announced Friday the establishment of a committee to investigate a deadly attack on its convoys in Syria last week that killed at least 18 people. The aid convoy on Sept. 19 was attacked as it was about to enter Aleppo, where 275,000 civilians living under the shadow of...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday that Moscow was ready to consider additional ways to "normalize" the situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the ministry said. Lavrov told Kerry over the phone that the ceasefire agreement brokered by...

The Turkish military hit more than 100 Daesh targets in northern Syria on Friday as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, according to a military source.  In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said 99 Daesh targets in such areas as Tal Atiyah or Uwayshiyyah had been hit...