The Syrian Army is planning offensives against the cities of Deir al-Zor and Raqqa with the support of the Russian Air Force, RIA news agency quoted Alexei Borodavkin, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, as saying on Friday.

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Aleppo's Sharia Council has suspended all Friday Prayers in mosques and public squares amid high concerns of being hit by regime warplanes, according to statement posted online. About 250 civilians have been killed this week, nearly half of them around Aleppo. 50...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 50 people have been killed in Homs province during two months of fragile ceasefire deal that was engineered by U.S. and Russia, local monitor said. Activists of Talbiseh Mubasher, local monitoring group, said 100 people were also wounded in the northern countryside of...

President Barack Obama said on Thursday he expected the United States would meet a goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of the year despite delays and opposition from critics concerned about security implications. As Europe grappled with Syrians fleeing the country’s civil...