(Reporting by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Turkish Authorities have freed 8 Syrian refugees, including a woman, were detained in Ataturk airport in Istanbul over using of forged passports, one of the freed refugees told Zaman al-Wasl. Siraj Eddin Allon, who talked to Zaman...

 Rebels that include Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate announced a fierce offensive on the major southern city of Deraa, saying their aim was to "purify" the area. Operation "Storm of Truth" was announced on Twitter by the Southern Front, an alliance of rebel groups, "to purify the province of...

Syria's two main political opposition groups agreed Thursday on a unified "roadmap" for a political solution to the country's long-running civil war, representatives of the groups said. The two parties have been trying for years to reach a common understanding on how to end the war in Syria....

The Washington Post stepped up a campaign for the release of its jailed reporter in Iran, Jason Rezaian, on Wednesday, appealing to the U.N. Human Rights Council to help secure his release after a year of what it called "arbitrary" detention. The newspaper filed a petition with...