Reporting by Elaph Qaddah; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman al-Wasl)- The free Syrian team for swimming garnered a silver medal in the Qatar International swimming championship for open water in Doha on Friday. The international athlete, Anas Mahmoud, won the silver medal in the 1500-meter...

Russia will not ask the Syrian regime to halt air raids on the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, because it believes they are helping to combat jihadist groups, Moscow's foreign ministry said Saturday. "No, we are not going to put pressure on (Damascus) because one must understand that the situation...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air force backed by Russian jets on Saturday have stepped up its aerial bombing on rebel-held Aleppo city, killing 7 civilians in al-Neirab and Bustan al-Qasr neighborhoods, local activists said. The devastating air strikes have also hit most neighborhoods of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Rawan Qaddah has escaped from regime detention in a complicated operation and has reached Turkey, activist told Zaman al-Wasl. Qaddah, 18, who once appeared on regime TV on Sep 23, 2013, claiming 'marriage jihad' with rebels, had arrived in Turkey, after breaking out from her...