(Zaman Al Wasl)- Bashar al-Assad on Saturday has appointed five governors, including the war criminal Major General Ghassan Khalil, state-run news agency said.   The presidential decrees named five new governors for the provinces of Daraa, Quneitra, Sweida, Homs and Hasaka.  ...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Lebanese Internal Security has arrested Syrian activist Fawaz al-Marsoumi in the northern city of Tripoli, local news site said Saturday. No further details were revealed about the arrest of al-Marsoumi who fled his hometown in eastern Deir Ezzor province to Lebanon...

(Eqtsad)- Some Syrian candidates for Turkish citizenship have launched an online campaign all over social media, demanding to Turkish authorities to hasten the citizenship process as they have been waiting for years for the final answer of whether their candidacy would be accepted or...

EU foreign ministers on Thursday decided to extend sanctions for one more year against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria and its supporters. The restrictive measures have been in place since 2011 in response to the violent repression of the civilian population. “EU’s sanctions...