(Zaman Al Wasl)- Activists reported Thursday a fierce fighting between Syrian regime troops backed by Shiite militants and Turkmen fighters in the mountainous Latakia province near the Turkish border. Regime forces have taken Burj al Zahiyah village in the main stronghold of Syrian Turkmen...

Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as "emotional" and "unfitting". In an escalating war of words, President Tayyip...

(Interview by Abdullah Al Ghadawai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) (Zaman Al Wasl)- Dr. Mohammed Hikmat Walid, the Supreme Leader of Syrian Muslim Brotherhood has faced all who accused them of prevarication, deception and repudiation of the allies and considered them politically immature,...

A Syrian military source said rebels are making heavy use of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles paid for by Saudi Arabia and supplied via Turkey in recent weeks and the weapons are having an impact on the battlefield. The so-called TOW missile is the most potent weapon in the arsenal of rebel...