(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime on Sunday freed a prominent Islamist scholar after 12  years in detention, such a release has sparked worries by opposition activists who accused Damascus of fueling radicalism. Sheikh Hassan Soufan, who was released in a prisoner swap deal, has spent over a...

 A Russian military plane heading to Syria crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 on board, including Red Army Choir members on their way to celebrate the New Year with troops. The Tu-154 plane went down shortly after taking off from the southern...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- A fanatic fighter, who appeared in a disturbing footage convincing his two young daughters to take part in suicide missions, has been killed by rebel fighters in Damascus suburbs on Sunday. Abu Nimr, or Abdul Rahman Shadad was shot dead by unknown rebels in al-Qaboun a...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin following the tragic Russian plane crash that killed 92 people, presidential sources said Sunday. Erdogan offered his condolences to Putin over Sunday’s deadly Russian plane crash in the Black Sea,...