Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Humanitarian conditions in besieged al-Waer neighborhood in Homs city have become tragic following 3 months of suspension of the United Nations sponsored deal, civil sources said. Last December, the U.N. had brokered a truce deal in al-Waer...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Over 50,000 rescue missions have been carried out by the Civil Defense volunteer group, also known as the White Helmets, since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011, senior official told Zaman al-Wasl.. About 150 thousand people from Idlib province were rescued...

Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far north to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to joining Islamic State in Syria, officials said on Wednesday. The men were held on Tuesday after towing the seven-meter boat almost 3,000 km (1,865...

A car bomb claimed by Islamic State in a Shi'ite Muslim district of Baghdad killed at least 52 people and wounded more than 78 others on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital sources said, the largest attack inside the city for months. Security has gradually improved in the Iraqi capital, which...