A civil council expected to rule Raqqa once Islamic State is dislodged from the Syrian city pardoned 83 of the jihadist group's low-ranking militants on Saturday, a goodwill gesture designed to promote stability. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have gained significant...

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn got a rock star reception at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, telling a headliner-sized crowd that millions of young people who voted for him would not be silenced or sidelined. Dismissed as a left-wing no-hoper before elections on June 8, Corbyn...

BY MARWAN HISHAM- ( Foreign Policy )- In January 2016, I left behind my home in Raqqa, unable to live any longer under the rule of the Islamic State. I dreamed of returning when the city was liberated from the terrorist group. Now that dream seems on the verge of realization. Instead of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Sumer took the opportunity, with the Turkish side agreeing to open the border crossings for Syrians to spend the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Syria, to cross into Syria to check on her house in Aleppo. At the border crossing, she was surprised by the employee asking her to refer...