(Zaman Al Wasl)- As an Austrian court began a lawsuit against the Brigadier-General Khalid Halabi, former head of the State Security in Raqqa, Zaman al-Wasl has obtained a testimony from defected intelligence asserting that Halabi did his best to lessen the security noose on detainees and...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A tribesmen militia may replace the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in eastern Deir Ezzor province following Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, local sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Elite Forces of the Saudi-backed al-Ghad movement...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, her office said late Friday. The two leaders discussed recent international developments, particularly in Syria and Ukraine, German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said in a statement. Merkel...

 A U.S. defense official on Friday denied the reports Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime forces entered Manbij. Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported earlier in the day, regime forces entered the city after the group invited forces to take control of the region and ward...