The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday that the Homs Security Directorate had arrested Major General Assaf Issa al-Nissani, a prominent military leader in the ousted regime, implicated in war crimes against civilians. This came according to an official statement published by...

Gaza rescue teams and medics said Israeli air strikes killed at least 55 people on Thursday, as the military threatened an even larger offensive if hostages were not freed soon. Israel resumed its military assault in the Gaza Strip on March 18, after the collapse of a two-month ceasefire...

The predominantly Christian Wadi al-Nasara area in the western Homs countryside has become a safe haven for groups of shabiha and wanted individuals implicated in serious violations during the years of war in Syria. Testimonies obtained by Zaman al-Wasl reveal that the area, which extends...