Activists on social media circulated controversial videos on Wednesday showing a frightening escalation of sectarian rhetoric and incitement to violence by religious figures and gangsters known for their loyalty to the ousted Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and its ally Iran. In one of the...

Homs Police Command imposed a curfew in the central city on Wednesday, starting from 6 pm until 8 am, as part of intensive efforts to enhance security and stability in the city. Military sources told Zaman al-Wasl that the Military Operations Department deployed additional forces from the...

The Israeli army launched an airstrike in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, the first such attack since a cease-fire agreement last month, Lebanese media said. The Israeli strike targeted an area between the towns of Talia and Hizzine in the Baalbek district, the state news...

Syrian lawyers, judges and human rights activists are calling for an international tribunal to investigate the grave violations committed in Syria as genocide. Last week, photos emerged showing former prisoners, their relatives and journalists combing through documents in prisons. As a...