Qatar's emir was to tour six West African nations starting Wednesday in search of new markets, six months after Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries cut ties with the wealthy emirate. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Lulwa al-Khater told a press conference that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Pro-regime media outlets mourned 18 troops, including two officers, said they had been killed by rebels in a surprise attack in the northern countryside of Hama province. 8 of the slain fighters were operating in a Palestinian militia loyal to Bashar al-Assad....

   (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 6 women and 4 children, mostly family members,  were killed in Russian airstrikes targeted the southern countryside of Idlib province, local media unit said on Sunday. The deadly strikes on Khan Sheikhoun town came as regime forces...

Syrian regime forces have entered parts of the Idlib province in north-west Syria, one of four “de-escalation” zones which foreign powers including Turkey, Iran and Russia agreed to establish after years of civil war. This follows weeks of attacks launched from the province of Hama...