An attack by the Syrian regime and allied Iran-backed foreign terrorist groups killed at least three civilians, including a child, and wounded eight others in the opposition-held Idlib de-escalation zone in northern Syria. The regime forces fired shells at six villages in southern...

The “year of wheat” campaign pushed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in jeopardy after low rainfall risked leaving an import gap of at least 1.5 million tonnes, according to preliminary estimates by officials and experts. The agricultural blow and lack of funds to finance the...

A major military campaign launched Sunday by the Russian-backed 25th Special Tasks Division to track ISIS fighters in the Badia desert.   Sources told Zaman al-Wasl that the 25th Division, led by Brig. Gen Suhail al-Hassan, has mobilised more than 1,500 forces in the...

Alaa al-Siddiq, a prominent dissident Emirati rights activist and critic, has died in a car crash in London. Alaa was the executive director of the United Kingdom-based ALQST, a non-profit organisation that advocates for greater freedoms and human rights in the UAE and the wider Gulf region....