Translation by Rana  Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Two security personnel were injured on Saturday near Haroun in the city of Latakia when an unknown person threw grenade on their patrol car and escaped with those passing through the roundabout watching on, according to pro-regime pages. It...

A double bomb attack outside a Shiite shrine near Syria's capital killed at least 20 people Saturday, in the latest in repeated deadly strikes on the revered site, state media said. The official SANA news agency said a suicide bomber and a car bomb struck at the entrance to the Sayyida Zeinab...

 Syrian government troops backed by Russia and fighters backed by the United States made separate advances against Islamic State on Friday, gaining ground in new offensives that have put unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate. In neighboring Iraq, government troops also...

Turkey's prime minister ruled out talks with the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Wednesday after a spate of attacks blamed on the militants killed at least 17 people this week. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the outlawed group had made a bid for dialogue after almost a year of...