Syrian rebels on Monday withdrew from six more neighbourhoods in their one-time bastion of east Aleppo in the face of advancing government troops, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "The battle of Aleppo has reached its end. It is just a matter of a small period of time, no more,...

By Ethar Abduhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl followed with great interest the news and reports of Russia media regarding Moscow sending a group of what is known as the Chechen special forces. The forces add to the long list of Bashar Assad loyalists who fight with him against the Syrian...

The Syrian regime army and its allies are in the "final stages" of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance that has pushed rebels to the brink of collapse in a shrinking enclave, a Syrian general said on Monday. A Reuters journalist in the government-held zone said the bombardment of rebel...

Austria wants the European Union to freeze membership talks with Turkey over Ankara's massive crackdown following the failed coup. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Monday that the EU "must at least freeze the accession negotiations." He said "it is wrong to continue...