Two convoys of aid for the Syrian city of Aleppo were waiting in no-man's land on Wednesday after crossing the Turkish border, as disagreements between warring sides and security fears held up deliveries on the third day of a ceasefire. The convoys, each of around 20 trucks carrying mostly...

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres remains in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital following a massive stroke, his son-in-law and personal physician Rafi Valdan said on Wednesday, though the family is optimistic he will recover. Valdan said it was too early to tell whether there...

A new ceasefire in Syria brought a full day with no combat deaths in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, a monitoring body said on Tuesday, and efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas got cautiously underway. Twenty-four hours after the truce took effect, the United...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Omar Ismael, a leader in Kurdistan Democratic Party reported Tuesday that the party had in many towns and villages of Hasaka organised sit-in demanding freeing prisoners at PYD’s prisons. Ismael added in a statement to Zaman al-Wasl that they have organised sit-in at...