Syria’s regime army and allied forces Tuesday took full control from rebel groups of the strategic town of Salma, in the northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported. In a breaking news flash, the channel said the army, backed by the pro-government National Defense Forces...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Activists reported on Tuesday fierce fighting between regime troops and rebels at the gates of Salma village in the coastal Latakia province, Bashar al-Assad's heartland. Regime troops backed by their allied militias have pressed more advances the northeastern countryside of...

An explosion rocked the central Istanbul Sultanahmet square, a major tourist attraction, Tuesday, causing some casualties, the Dogan news agency reported. Witnesses reported hearing a loud blast and video footage on the CNN Turk channel showed police and ambulances at the scene. The cause of...

Syria's opposition co-ordinator Riad Hijab accused Russia of killing dozens of children after a bombing raid on Monday and said such action meant the opposition could not negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad's government. Earlier the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at...