(Bloomberg- Josh Rogin)- Early this year, a former top White House official secretly went to Damascus and met with leaders of the Syrian regime. The visit is part of a broader effort by the Syrian government to reach out to Washington’s power brokers and gain influence. The...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 10 people, including a child, have been killed late on Tuesday in a sarin gas attack on the besieged Moadamiyet al-Sham town west of the capital, activists said. The town's main hospital said 10 people were killed including a 12-year-old boy due to targeting their...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have executed a swindler in Damascus suburbs after a tragic crime he committed against his 3-year-old boy weeks ago, activists said Tuesday. Liwa al Ghorabaa brigade active in al-Tall town, about 10 miles ( 14 km) north of Damascus, have executed Imad Muhsin, a...

Syrian President Bashar Assad, in one of his rare public appearances, attended the Muslim celebration of Mawlid marking the Prophet Mohammed's birthday in a Damascus mosque Tuesday, state media reported. The ceremony, broadcast on state television, was held in Al-Akram mosque in the capital's...