Saudi Arabia will take part in talks on Syria in Vienna on Friday to test the willingness of Russia and Iran, the Syrian government's main backers, for a political solution to the conflict, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Wednesday. "The view of our partners... was that we should test...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighter on Wednesday have withdrawn from neighborhood took Tuesday in northern town of Sfiera near Aleppo after heavy clashes with Syrian regime troops and fighters from Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah, backed by Russian air strikes, according to Sfiera News Center....

Talks between Russia and the United States may produce a chance of peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general who tried unsuccessfully to forge a deal to end the war in 2012, said on Tuesday. "In this situation the role of Russia and the U.S. are key. If the two...

The Syrian National Coalition, key opposition group, is preparing to take legal action against officials in the United Nations over expired biscuits case that were sent to besieged towns near Damascus on Oct. 18, source told Zaman al Wasl. The United Nations said Saturday it had mistakenly sent...