(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State arrested 40 rebel fighters in the southern suburbs of Damascus over links with Islam Army, source told Zaman al-Wasl on Sunday.   The fighters operate under the banner of Liwa Shuhada' Dimashq, or Damascus Martyrs Brigade, a moderate unit belongs...

Syrian opposition activists say government warplanes have bombed a suburb of the capital Damascus where President Bashar Assad's forces are fighting insurgents. Monday's violence in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ain Tarma comes amid a truce in the area that went into effect last month....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- During the pilgrimage seasons of the years (2013, 2014, 2015), nearly $ 400,000 of the accounts of the Makkah office of the Syrian Supreme Hajj Committee disappeared. However, these funds were soon recovered. There may be other amounts, which are close to the value,...

Syria's Ministry of Tourism says visits to Syria have jumped 25 percent so far this year. Tourism Minister Beshr Yaziji says 530,000 people visited Syria during the first half of 2017, a 25 percent increase compared to the same period in 2016. His comments were reported on state media on...