Translation by Dani Murad (Zaman Alwasl)- One of the tactics used by Bashar al-Assad against the Syrian revolution is to increase estrangement between the Syrian people using purely sectarian motives, by deepening the feeling of “them” and “us”, a reminder of the destruction of...

(AFP)- Attacks on aid workers reached a new peak in 2013, with 155 relief staff killed, and this year is shaping up as equally deadly, according to figures released Tuesday. Afghanistan topped the list of countries where aid workers faced greater risk, with 81 killed in 2013,...

Damascus (IANS) Syrian government Tuesday welcomed global cooperation in its fight against terrorism. Hailing the international support, deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad stressed his country's resolve to cooperate with any country battling terrorism "except those who pretend...

The jihadist Islamic State has more than 50,000 fighters in Syria and recruited 6,000 last month alone, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The group, which relies on activists, doctors and lawyers on the ground in Syria for its reporting, said...