(Zaman Al Wasl)- Staffan De Mistura, the U.N. Syria envoy, to meet with representatives of Syria’s moderate rebels and with the head of the Syrian National Coalition on June 4, source told Zaman al-Wasl. De Mistura, who is presiding over the Geneva peace consultations, is intensifying efforts...

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial on espionage charges behind closed doors in Tehran on Tuesday, 10 months after he was arrested at his home and imprisoned, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. His wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and a woman described as a photojournalist...

Isis expected to carry out 'more violence, more advances, more attacks' as one year anniversary of Islamic State declaration approaches As one year anniversary of the so-called “caliphate” declared by Isis approaches, the group will be seeking to make itself appear “stronger and more...

 Syria's deputy foreign minister says air support provided by any country to rebels fighting against ISIS extremists would be considered an "aggression." Faisal Mekdad's comments on Tuesday were in response to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who said Turkey and the U.S. have...