A rebel faction trapped by government forces outside the Syrian capital agreed to evacuate to northern Syria on Sunday as reports swirled of a larger agreement that would have the government retake full control of the Eastern Ghouta region after seven years of revolt. Fighters from the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- About 200,000 Iranians, mostly Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), have obtained Syrian passports in last few months, well-informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl on Monday. The Department of Immigration and Passports in Damascus has recently issued 200,000 passports...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A 'violent explosion' has rocked an Iranian-military base early Sunday in Hama province, residents said amid claims of an Israeli airstrike. Local activists said the explosion in the southern countryside of Hama was due to an Israeli raid on the 47th Brigade, a...

Nobel laureate Malala Yousufzai on Saturday visited her hometown in northwestern Pakistan for the first time after being shot by Taliban militants. Accompanied by her parents, two brothers, and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, the 20-year-old arrived in Swat Valley on a special...