(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 20 regime troops from the coastal province of Tartus have been killed in the last two weeks, according to pro-regime social media activists. The death toll included 2 officers and Brigadier General.    Activists also reported death of...

A Russian court Thursday sentenced Nikita Belykh, the former governor of a Russian region, to eight years in prison after he was convicted of taking bribes from a businessman, Russian media reported. Belykh, who denied the charges, was governor of the Kirov region north-east of...

Intense battles raged Thursday as Kurdish fighters attempted to repel a new advance by Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters on their encircled enclave in northwestern Syria. Meanwhile, Syrian government forces pushed into Idlib province, an opposition stronghold nearby,...

The interception of a U.S. surveillance plane by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet over the Black Sea this week posed no danger to the U.S. aircraft, Russia's defense ministry was cited as saying on Thursday by the TASS news agency. The defense ministry also proposed Washington halt...