Syrian mainstream and Islamist rebels pressed an advance Monday against Bashar al-Assad troops in Homs province after controlling the major weapons depots near Mahin village,  senior officer in rebels' commandos Units (Maghawir) told Zaman Alwasl.  Over two weeks...

The Shiite Turn in Syria (Part Three) is in-depth study by the researcher Khalid Sindawi, Zaman Alwasl republishes this important paper which appeared   before in Volume 8 of   Current Trends in Islamist Ideology ,   published by Hudson Institute,  ...

  In new statement by the former Revolutionary Military Council in Aleppo," Colonel Abdel Jabbar al-Akaidi, obtained by Zaman Alwasl, said he will not give up fighting as he will be among rebels everywhere until the victory of Syrian people revolution. Aqaidi who...

Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met U.S. and Russian officials on Tuesday to discuss convening long-delayed Syrian peace talks this year despite disputes over President Bashar al-Assad's future and whether his ally  Iran  can attend. Hours earlier, Damascus reiterated that Assad will...