(Zaman al-Wasl)- The sectarian discourse was never absent from regime media outlets. The regime media in its discourse hid a provocative sectarian discourse and it appears on the surface whenever a civilian Alwaite is killed or when the regime orders so. When the Zara village in southern...

Attacking journalists and prosecuting critical voices fuels violent extremism rather than preventing it, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday in a thinly veiled warning to Egypt, which chaired the meeting. "Arresting journalists, sentencing reporters to...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Humanitarian conditions in besieged al-Waer neighborhood in Homs city have become tragic following 3 months of suspension of the United Nations sponsored deal, civil sources said. Last December, the U.N. had brokered a truce deal in al-Waer...

The 17-nation group backing Syria peace talks will meet next week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, a day after he and his Russian counterpart agreed to work to revive a "cessation of hostilities" agreement reached in February. Kerry told reporters in London he expected...