Syria's foreign minister on Monday dismissed the idea of foreign forces patrolling four safe zones that are to be established under a deal struck by Russia, Iran and Turkey, suggesting Damascus would only settle for Russian "military police" who are already on the ground in the so-called...

Backed by Russian air power and allied militiamen on the ground, Syrian troops have recaptured entire cities from rebels and ISIS extremists in the past year, including the key cities of Aleppo, Homs and Palmyra. Yet for the past three years, President Bashar Assad's forces have been unable...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Insulin is running out in many areas in the embattled Eastern suburbs of Damascus, which threatens lives of diabetics and their health. The Hospital of al-Rajaa in Barzeh, northeastern district of Damascus, has appealed to Human Rights organizations and the World Health...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local activists in northeastern Damascus district of Barzeh  accused the local aid office of practicing a policy of starving the neighborhood’s remaining residents to force them to accept a “reconciliation” with the regime. ,Such a reconciliation would involve...