On July 7, 2017, Rahaf al-Ja’a lost her husband, who died during a bombing raid leaving her with two children to struggle against the difficult circumstances of war in Syria.  Like thousands of Syrian women, Rahaf, 24, fought to leave her mark in her community and to overcome the...

Turkish intelligence has freed two Syrian army officers after three weeks of being arrested in the southern Hatay province, rebel sources told Zaman al-Wasl Friday. Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Hamado and Captain Khaled Rahhal were arrested in Antakya city, the capital of Hatay. At the...

Syria's “inconsequential” presidential elections slated for next year “must be ignored,” a D.C.-based think tank said Friday. Writing in a blog post on the Atlantic Council's website, Jomana Qaddour and Danny al-Baaj argued "there is little way to stabilize Syria so long as" Bashar...

An American oil company now has a deal to modernize the oil industry in areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Thursday. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to “secure the oil” in northeastern Syria after...