Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the militant group's ideology. Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel groups have been pushing southwards into Islamic State's territory in...

 A bomb killed at least 20 people at a Kurdish wedding in the northeast Syrian city of Hasaka on Monday, a Kurdish militia and a monitoring group said, while state media said the casualties had risen to at least 30 dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 22 died in the blast,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- 24  fires were broken out in the fields of Tartus countryside Sunday, due to neglicance of farmers who burnt the residuals of olive harvest according to Samir Shamma, head of fire brigade in Tartus. Shamma revealed that the biggest fire was in Dahr Drikish which had...

Israel's military has imposed a curfew on the occupied West Bank for the duration of a Jewish holiday beginning Sunday evening, Israel radio reported. A military spokesperson said checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank and Gaza have also been closed until Tuesday, except for humanitarian...