U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov returned to Syria talks on Saturday, three weeks after the failure of their painstakingly drafted ceasefire that many saw as the last hope for peace this year. Kerry has pointedly avoided new bilateral negotiations...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zabadani's local council west of  Damascus, in statement, said the most recent batch of United Nations food rations delivered to residents remaining in the town contained rice “unsuitable for human or animal consumption.” The assistance was delivered on 25 September...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Activists said death of Abu Ja'far al-Homsi was due to myocardial infarction and not being assassinated on Thursday in northern Idlib province. Ghaith Abu Ahmad, a member in the brigade's media office, told Zaman al-Wasl that the military commander of the Martyrs of Islam...

(Tablet)- When her 27-year-old son died in Syria, Rima felt more furious than sad. Unfortunately, she could not say out loud what she wanted to say. He was sent to fight in Syria, without her approval, and without receiving proper training. She wanted to blame someone—mainly those who had...