(Zaman Alwasl) - Shirin Ahmed, the newly freed Iranian hostage in the ceasefire deal of Homs last week, has considered herself as the luckiest hostage ever since she held captive by Liwa’a al-Tawhid brigade at Baba...
(AFP) Iran is recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported. In exchange, Iran is offering them stipends of $500 a month and residency permits, the paper said, quoting Afghans and Western officials. Shiite Muslim Iran is a key ally of...
LONDON (AP) — Syria's planned presidential election next month is a "farce," and the U.S. and its partners are prepared to quickly redouble efforts to support opposition forces in the county, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. Kerry stopped short of promising...
BEIRUT (AP) — A massive car bomb ripped through a crowded garage Thursday near a rebel-held border crossing between Syria and Turkey, killing at least 43 people in an area that has seen fierce fighting between rival rebel groups, an anti-government activist group said. The...
