France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, sought to reassure opponents of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday after provoking concern among rebel groups by saying that he saw no legitimate successor to Assad. Former president Francois Hollande had backed the Syrian opposition,...

By Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian media outlets and officials hastened to defend the al-Assad regime after it recently bombed the city of Zamalka and the town of Ein Tarma, in Damascus suburbs, with chlorine and poisonous substances. In their defense of al-Assad, Russian media and...

A top officer aboard the U.S. Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his forces were wary of "tensions" and ready to strike allies of Syria's regime. The USS George H.W. Bush, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has been a leading part of the...

The Syrian government Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an even stronger reaction by Damascus and its allies. "We would not be surprised if the United States carried out new attacks against Syria," deputy foreign minister Faisal...