(Reuters) - For Saudi Arabia , the war against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a vital struggle for the future of the Middle East that must be fought – but not by its own young men. Alarmed by how jihadi veterans back home from Afghanistan and Iraq joined an al...

A newspaper close to Syria's regime criticised new UN peace envoy Staffan De Mistura for the first time Sunday over his call for ceasefire zones to allow for aid deliveries. "De Mistura has been vested with a clear mission based on a solution to the crisis through negotiations...

By Zaman staff; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl) - Many cases of hepatitis spread among Syrian refugees in Ersal , the number is not certain, as many case are still undiagnosed. Dr. Kasim Zin revealed that 170 case of Hepatitis...

Reporting by Faris Al Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)-   12 Syrians have been detained for two months in a refugees’ detention centre in Malta without clear reasons or any attempt to sort their matters out. The...