The Syrian military has extended a nationwide ceasefire that expired on Friday for another 72 hours, state media reported on Saturday. The military high command said in a statement "a regime of calm will be extended for a period of 72 hours from one o'clock on July 9". The Syrian...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Twitter accounts affiliated with al-Nusra Front posted photos saying they are Syrian regime soldiers took as captives in western Qalamoun region in Damascus countryside. The accounts said the soldiers were taken captives following a raid on the...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Eqtsad)- Bashar al-Assad regime thugs backed by his family are exploiting Aleppo tradesmen through fake companies of “guarding the goods”. The companies claim to secure the trucks coming to Aleppo from Damascus and Latakia provinces for a fee of 200,000 SP per...

France said on Thursday that a three-day nationwide ceasefire announced by the Syrian army was not good enough and it was unrealistic to expect a revival of peace talks without a long-term truce. Syria's military declared the three-day "regime of calm" - a term it uses to denote a temporary...