Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday said that the peace process in Syria would be "complicated" but that there were no other ways of ending the conflict, ahead of the scheduled start of a ceasefire. "We understand fully and take into account that this will be a complicated, and maybe...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Nahar Net)- A senior Hezbollah military commander was killed in the ongoing battles in northern Aleppo province, activists and media outlets said Friday. Ali Fayyad, (dubbed: Alaa of Bosnia), has been killed by rebels near newly regime-captured town of Khanasser. Fayyad was...

(BBC)- President Obama has said the coming weeks will be "critical" for Syria's future, ahead of a two-week truce due to start on Friday. He warned Russia that all parties to the cessation of hostilities needed to stop attacks, including air strikes. If successful, he said, the truce could be...

Western anti-terror laws are forcing aid agencies in Syria to avoid communities controlled by extremist groups, making it harder to deliver vital supplies and leaving people vulnerable to radicalization, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation found. A survey of 21 international...