A top Taliban commander held in Pakistani detention for more than eight years has been freed, sources said Thursday, in an apparent move to aid tentative talks between the United States and the militant group. The release of Abdul Ghani Baradar — the former right-hand man of Taliban...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian refugees who had gathered across Lebanon Thursday took off for their home country on buses provided by Syria's Transport Ministry, the state-run National News Agency reported. Ten days ago, 835 Syrian refugees registered with Lebanese General Security to return...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The National Liberation Front (NLF) and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group have reached an agreement on Wednesday to end the infighting in northern Idlib province. According to the handwritten agreement, the key armed groups agreed to halt clashes which erupted on...

The U.S.-led coalition in Syria on Monday targeted and destroyed a mosque in the Deir Ezzor province, according to a top pentagon official. Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning told reporters the mosque was deliberately targeted by U.S. forces because it was being used as a command...