(Zaman Al Wasl)- Rebels shot down a Syrian fighter jet, mig-23bn, in northern Hama province last Thursday amid blackout by regime media, sources said. The pilot Abdul Karim Alia was escaped by regime forces in the eastern countryside of Hama before being held captive by rebels....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 231 troops have been killed in the battle of Harasta’s Armored Vehicles Base in the besieged eastern suburbs of Damascus, rebel group said on Monday. According to a rebel operation task room in Ghouta, the fighting in Harasta since the base was surrounded in...

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held talks in Turkey Monday with his chief ally President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as tensions again surged between the emirate and its regional foes. The talks, announced only hours in advance, got under way at Erdogan's presidential palace in the...

The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organization, according to...