Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, the first day of a cessation of hostilities that the United Nations has described as the best hope for peace in five years of civil war. Under the U.S.-Russian accord accepted by President Bashar...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Damascus)- Qaboun, the northern suburb of Damascus, is still under severe siege despite cease-fire agreement reached two years ago in February 2014, nothing has been changed, residents and activists say. The 'cessation of hostilities' that come into effect at the...

Switzerland said on Saturday it had agreed on a "road map" for building business, financial and other links with Iran after Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann met his counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. "The aim is to relaunch various dialogues between Switzerland and Iran,"...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least six fighters loyal to Bashar al-Assad killed on Saturday in an ISIS suicide attack targeted their checkpoint in central Hama province, regime-run agency said. The suicide bomber has detonated his car near al-Batata checkpoint iى the Ismaili-dominated city of...