(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces closed on Tuesday the main crossing of al-Waer, the last rebel-held area of Homs, a move seeks to tighten the noose on the besieged people despite a U.N.-mediated truce reached last December, residents said. Shutting the crossings came as regime tries to...

The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday to take hold, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. International observers have acknowledged violations of the agreement intended to...

"Any rice?" says the woman, leaning into a shop in Cairo and brandishing a green smartcard that carries her family's food credits. The shopkeeper shakes his head: "Only sugar." Behind him, more than half the shelves are empty. Rice and cooking oil are nowhere to be seen. Tens...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 28 people have killed and dozens wounded in Russian airstrikes on an ISIS-held town in the northeastern province of Hasakah as regime army and Kurdish militants launch joint attack on the strategic town. The deadly Russian air strikes have targeted the main bakery of...