(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian air strikes on eastern suburbs of Damascus have killed 4 people on Saturday amid reports rebels have recaptured ground in the area. Regime's key-ally Russia has made a turning point by hitting rural Damascus after almost two months of aerial bombing on north and east...

Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet has played into the hands of Syrian President Bashar Assad by bringing Moscow on board with his bitter opposition to Ankara, experts say. Moscow announced Thursday it was preparing economic measures against Ankara two days after Turkish forces shot down a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Western-backed Syrian opposition group, the National Coalition, has formed  a new supreme military council that includes representatives of rebel groups fighting Bashar al-Assad in the war-torn country, according to statement issued Friday. The announcement of the...

Syrian Kurds need political and military representation at a Syrian opposition conference organized by Saudi Arabia next month because they are a main partner fighting Islamic State and important to Syria's future, a Syrian Kurdish leader said. Saudi Arabia says it is in...