(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine , the Kremlin said, in a sign of some tension easing before a key meeting next week. The troop...

Reporting by Orwa   Sousi;   Translation by Yusra Ahmed  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Local activists of the coastal city of Jeblah reported daily arresting and brutal abuses for Sunni sect by National Defense militia. The Phoenician city...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Fighters of key rebel group Islamic Front have stormed barracks of regime army near Safira Defence Factories south Aleppo, killing at least 15 troops, activists and Twitter feeds reported. Activists said rebels have taken...

Beirut, Oct 10 (IANS/EFE) At least 18 people, including four children, were killed Friday after Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shelled an area in the south of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. The victims, including a married...