(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 Shiite militants killed by the Islamic State as fierce fighting takes place in Syrian desert east of of Homs province, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday. The radical group launched counter attack on Iran-backed al-Ridha militia in Palmyra desert, also known...

The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian air strikes seized a string of oil wells in southwest Raqqa province on Saturday, as retreating Islamic State militants battle to defend their remaining territory in the country. State-owned Ikhbariyah television quoted a military source as saying the...

Lebanon will coordinate refugee returns to Syria only with the United Nations, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Friday, days after a number of refugees left for Syria under an agreement brokered by Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah. Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah group backs Syrian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- “Her blood equals that of your father al-Hariri,” said the Khalid al-Dhaher, a member of parliament for Akar, directing his comments at the prime minister Saad al-Hariri during a speech al-Dhaher gave in his house in Tripoli on Wednesday.  In a rebellious...