(Zaman Al Wasl)- Thousands of civilians in ISIS-held areas in eastern Raqqa province have been under severe siege as the daily clashes between the radical group and U.S-allied forces mount, activists said. Muhab Nasser, said thousands of people are stuck in the town of Tabqa. They are trapped...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi were both approved to run in May's presidential election by a government vetting body, while former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was disqualified, state media reported on Thursday. The approval of Rouhani, a moderate, and...

A Russian marine major has been killed in combat in Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday, confirming an earlier report that one of Moscow's highest-ranking officers there had lost his life. Major Sergei Bordov was killed during an attack by militants on a garrison, they...

By Rani Abdo (Zaman Al Wasl) A senior member of the British Labor Party said Iran ordered the allied Shiite militias in Syria to launch offensive on Khan Sheikhoun, almost three weeks since the deadly Sarin gas attack killed 90 people in the northern town. Speaking to Zaman al-Wasl, the...