(Zaman Al Wals)- Syrian and Russian fighters jets pounded opposition areas in southern Syrian a head of major offensive to retake the provinces of Daraa, Quneitra and parts of Sweida. Local activists and rebel commanders expect a deadliest assault similar to the offensive on the...

Russian jets struck an opposition held town in southwest Syria Sunday, opposition sources said, in the first air cover provided by Moscow to an expanding regime army offensive to recapture the strategic area bordering Jordan and the Israeli occupied Golan Heights. Two tracking centers...

Syrian regime forces on Saturday made their first gains on the ground against rebel fighters in the southern province of Daraa after several days of intensified bombardment, an activist group said. Since Tuesday, regime troops have been ramping up shelling on opposition-held areas in...

Italy defiantly declared Saturday that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships as German charity vessel Lifeline lay off the coast of Malta in limbo with more than 230 migrants aboard. Malta -- which is also refusing to take in the boat in a new diplomatic standoff with...