(Reporting by Amr Al Hamawi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) People of Homs city used to celebrate in these days of each year of Eid of Halawa, or the dead Eid, in which they buy big amounts of Homsi Halawa, the city's traditional sweets, and distribute them to poor...

Islamic State has bolstered its forces north of Syria's second city Aleppo, where it is attacking rivals as part of a broader push beyond its eastern strongholds, a rebel leader and a monitoring group said. The radical jihadist group has in recent weeks conducted a series of attacks in...

 At least 20 Syrian regime troopers have been killed in the western countryside of Hama when an explosives-rigged vehicle belongs to Ahrar al-Sham movement struck their checkpoint late on Tuesday, the key rebel group said in statement. Activists said fighters of Ahrar al-Sham...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey and Iran "should play the role of mediator" in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. During a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Tuesday, Erdogan said "history and culture has been slaughtered in...