Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- “when the fox is caught, he plays dead,” an expression a colleague on Facebook “made as a special dedication to BBC’s professional consciousness and the English humanitarian consciousness on the eve of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air force backed by Russian jets on Saturday have stepped up its aerial bombing on rebel-held Aleppo city, killing 7 civilians in al-Neirab and Bustan al-Qasr neighborhoods, local activists said. The devastating air strikes have also hit most neighborhoods of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Rawan Qaddah has escaped from regime detention in a complicated operation and has reached Turkey, activist told Zaman al-Wasl. Qaddah, 18, who once appeared on regime TV on Sep 23, 2013, claiming 'marriage jihad' with rebels, had arrived in Turkey, after breaking out from her...

Government aircraft pounded rebel areas of Syria's second city Aleppo, which was left out of a deal to "freeze" fighting from Saturday despite international outrage over renewed violence. Shelling and air raids in Aleppo over the past week have killed more than 230 civilians and pushed a...