Voting began across regime-controlled parts of Syria on Sunday for the war-ravaged country's first local elections since 2011, state-run news agency SANA said. Polling booths opened at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) and are expected to stay open for 12 hours. "Voting centres opened for...

An Israeli missile attack targeted the Syrian capital's airport late Saturday, activating air defences which shot down a number of the projectiles, state news agency SANA reported. "Our air defences responded to an Israeli missile attack on Damascus international airport and shot down a...

By Faris al-Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- In room 203 of al-Assadi Hospital in Damascus, Major Mohammed Wadud al-Bashir, who is  also known as the hunter of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen in 1965, has died on the afternoon of November 22, 1989. His body was taken to his hometown in...

A Syrian rebel commander said Thursday rare military exercises with U.S. marines in southern Syria sent a strong message to Russia and Iran that the Americans and the rebels intend to stay and confront any threats to their presence. Col. Muhanad al Talaa, commander of the...