U.S.-backed Syrian rebels were pushed back from the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town on the border with Iraq and a nearby air base on Wednesday after the jihadists mounted a counter- attack, two rebel sources said. The New Syria Army rebel group had launched an operation on...

Writing by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Besieged people of Gaza share Syrian refugees the suffering of siege that they have lived for years. Despite their small numbers those refugees experience a tragic situation during the holy month of Ramadan amidst...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish self-administration allowed entrance of tens of displaced Iraqi migrants to al-Houl town in the Hasaka eastern countryside in the past two days after the families were stuck on the borders between Iraq and Syria. Field activist Malaz al-Yousef told Zaman al-Wasl more...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Lilyas al-Zaim, 19-year-old Syrian refugee student has passed the Norwegian high school exams with distinctions, achieving full marks as the high school level in the scientific branch. She achieved a total of 60.4 which is one point higher than the...