(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia warplanes staged on Saturday air strikes on rebel-held areas in Homs and Hama provinces as regime forces and allied militias step up attacks on the besieged countryside, rebel source said. A rebel commander told Zaman al-Wasl that regime forces are mobilizing troops to...

 Russia said Saturday a ceasefire deal for Syria agreed by major powers was more likely to fail than succeed, as Syrian government forces backed by further Russian airstrikes gained more ground against rebels near Aleppo. International divisions over Syria surfaced anew at a Munich...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 16 fighters of regime allied militia have been killed and wounded in rebels' counter-attack on regime-held villages in rural Hama goveronate, activists said Saturday. Rebels of the northern countryside of Homs have attacked two checkpoints of National Defense forces...

Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is calling for the inclusion of more technocrats in government and is threatening to withdraw from the political process if his proposal is not accepted. Al-Sadr spoke Saturday following Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's call for a Cabinet...