(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Tuesday 3rd of June, the presidential election day in Syria, pro-Assad people painted their faces in the colors of the official Syrian flag near polling stations in Damascus, shouted, sang and danced, while holding up...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Against a backdrop of civil war, tens of thousands of Syrians voted in government-controlled cities and towns Tuesday to give President Bashar Assad a new seven-year mandate, with some even marking the ballots with their own blood. The carefully...

(Writing by George Hadad; Translation by Dani Murad) (Zaman Alwasl-Leaked documents)- Under the pretext of non-availability of suitable premises to be classrooms and despite the thousands of buildings related to the ministry which are distributed...

Russia said Tuesday it would not shirk efforts to find a political solution in Syria during its month-long presidency of the UN Security Council, calling for a new mediator to be appointed without delay. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, under fire from Western colleagues for...