Reporting by Mohamed Yateem; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime has been recruiting civilians and government employees to fight alongside the army that suffers severe shortage in manpower. For that, the army has opened number of recruiting camps where thousands of...

Canadians remain divided about the resettlement of Syrian refugees, with some saying Canada should accept more despite a series of racist incidents that have marred a mostly smooth arrival of nearly 25,000 migrants, a poll showed on Friday. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

French President Francois Hollande on Friday said Ankara's escalating involvement in the Syrian conflict was creating a risk of war between Turkey and Russia. "Turkey is involved in Syria... There, there is a risk of war," Hollande told France Inter radio. "That is why...

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday warned there was "a lot more work to do" for a ceasefire in Syria, as Kurdish-led forces seized a key town from the Islamic State group. "Everyone recognises the complexity of this endeavour, and there is certainly a lot more work to do,"...