(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters took at least 11 villages from regime army and rebel factions in northern Aleppo province, activists said Saturday. Activist Omar al-Shamali told Zaman al-Wasl that Isis had taken villages of Tel Shaeer, Bragheed and Qasajek in the northern countryside...

Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year. Francis, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, was scheduled to spend...

 Thirty thousand Syrians sought refuge near the Turkish border Friday after the Islamic State group targeted three other camps in the northern province of Aleppo, according to Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) officials. IHH staff working at the Turkish-Syrian border told Anadolu...

Syrian regime army backed by Russian warplanes launched an assault north of Aleppo on Thursday, threatening to block a vital rebel route into the city in fighting that has cast new clouds over Geneva peace talks. Syria's recent upsurge in fighting, particularly around the...