(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two moderate rebel groups took four hilltops from the Islamic State in the eastern Qalamoun region in the Syrian desert, rebel commander said Thursday. Younes Salama, press officer of Jaish Asoud al-Sharqiya, said his rebel group backed by Ahmed al-Abdo forces had...

When the dialysis center in the Syrian rebel town of Douma ran out of supplies last month, three people died. "Soon after, a convoy with 250 dialysis sessions arrived, so the rest made it," said Abou Bassel, a surgeon in the local hospital. "The same thing happened last year."...

A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move likely to raise fresh concerns over future prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The US embassy confirmed the talks between Jason Greenblatt and leaders of the...

Finding a diplomatic solution with the United States and Russia on northern Syria's Manbij has become a necessity, and a military approach would only be considered if diplomacy failed, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said on Thursday. Speaking to broadcaster A Haber in an interview, Isik...