Ankara (AFP) - Turkish troops launched a coup Friday, with soldiers taking to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul as the prime minister vowed the putschists would "pay the highest price". Jets screeched low overhead in the capital, while citizens rushed for the safety of their homes. State...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Hepatitis A has spread widely in the toen of Salhab and surrounding villages in Sahl al-Ghab due to lack of clean drinking water forcing people to drink wells’ water. Dozens of children were infected with hepatitis A, pushing their parents to...

Two commanders from Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (RGC) were killed this week in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province, Iranian media reported Monday. Seyyid Riza Mirasi, a retired RGC colonel, was killed earlier this week, according to local media accounts, while RGC Major...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- A huge fire broke out on Thursday has destroyed thousands of tonnes of cotton harvest in Ghwiran district in the northeastern province of Hasaka, state-run media and activists said. Local sources reported that a huge fire had broken out in the new...