(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have taken Hamzat village in the northern Aleppo province from Isis, activists said on Friday. Al-Shamiyeh Front, key rebel group operating in Aleppo province, with other rebel factions have captured the village after fierce fighting with Isis militants. Late on...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday some questions still needed to be resolved over a deal among the Syrian opposition on joining peace talks but added he was confident they could be worked out. "There are some questions, and obviously in our judgment, some kinks to...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has two choices: “Either to leave through negotiations or be forcibly removed from power,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said in Riyadh on Thursday. He was speaking to reporters during a two-day meeting of Syrian opposition groups wherein Assad...

President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his forces in Syria to take tough action against any threats, speaking two weeks after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in the war-torn country. "Any targets threatening the Russian grouping or our land infrastructure should be immediately...