(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels made remarkable gains in the coastal Latakia province, taking vast territory including strategic towns and hilltops in Jabal al-Akrad and Jabal al-Turkman areas after setback and retreat to regime favor last months. Rebels' gain was a rare in Latakia since Russia...

 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he had discussed ways to revive a "frayed" Syrian truce and get aid into besieged communities with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had indicated "how this can be achieved". Addressing a seminar in Norway on conflict...

Syria's main opposition has proposed a nationwide Ramadan truce, opposition delegate Basma Kodmani said on Wednesday. The proposal was made in a letter from Riad Hijab, the coordinator of the opposition High Negotiations Committee, to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Kodmani said. "The...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of besieged al-Waer neighborhood in Homs city have launched their local sport festival this week that will for two weeks, such a move to break the siege suffering and to revive hope amid harsh living conditions, activists said. The...