The special envoy investigating the plight of the Rohingya Muslims issued a report Tuesday that encouraged Canada to accept refugees displaced by persecution in Myanmar. The report by former Ontario premier and Toronto MP Bob Rae, also recommended sanctions and prosecution against those...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed Kurdish forces hit army bastions in Deir Ezzor as the regime backed by Russian mercenaries seeks to control the oil-rich province, military source said Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces that based in Conoco oilfield launched rocket attack on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Hundreds of newly recruited fighters with no military experience have been deployed in the northern countryside of Aleppo province as Turkey seeks to clean border territory from Kurdish militias and regime allies, sources said Thursday. The newly recruited militants...

Syrian migrants trying to cross from Turkey to Greece are being beaten by Turkish coastguards, it was claimed yesterday. A Syrian couple with the first names Aladdin and Bushra filmed the moment their dinghy was stopped at night. Children and women could be heard screaming as they...