U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday talks between the United States and Russia on military cooperation in the fight against Islamic State in Syria were nearing an end, with technical teams meeting this week to discuss details. "We are in indeed engaged currently in ongoing...

The Israeli army has fired missiles into the northern Gaza Strip, after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel causing no injuries or damage. A spokesperson for the Palestinian health ministry said in a social media post that a 17-year-old Palestinian youth...

The Syrian regime has repeatedly violated UN Security Council resolution 2118, which required Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons arsenal, a rights group has said. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said it has documented 139 chemical attacks in Syria since September 2013 when the...

 Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five members of Syria's military security, and 3 Shabiha militants were killed on Wednesday in the pro-regime village of al-Khandak in Hama province, media accounts said. A state of tension fills the area of al-Ghab plain following the...