UN envoy Staffan de Mistura is to meet delegates of the Syrian government and some rebel groups, as well as regional powers such as Turkey and Iran. Islamist militant groups such as Islamic State (IS) and al-Nusra Front have not been invited, despite the power they hold on the ground. The...

(Reporting by Faris Al Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) A defected nurse worked in Hospital 601 that was the crime scene of the atrocious photos of mass torture published 2014, reported to Zaman al-Wasl horrible facts about torturing detainees in the hospital, including...

 Yemen is facing mounting problems bringing in food by sea as the danger from fighting between Houthis and government supporters is exacerbated by an arms blockade by Saudi-led coalition navies searching ships for weapons destined for the rebels. The Arabian peninsula's...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Syrian regime has let some bread to enter the embattled town of Moadamyeh al-Sham near Damascus after almost two months of complete siege caused death of 4 kids and an elderly.  “The regime allowed families only to have bread, each family...