(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Free Syria Army’s formations have stopped attacks of regime forces and militias of Soqor al-Sahra, as they tried to attack Jabal al-Akrad in the countryside of Latakia from many fronts, in the same time, war planes launched many strikes on the same sites. ...

Government troops and rebels appeared to be fighting to strengthen their positions in several parts of Syria on the eve of a truce between the government and most rebel groups, aimed at easing the suffering of civilians. A war monitor reported clashes around Aleppo and Damascus, but pushes...

Iran, a close ally and military backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, welcomed a U.S.-Russian deal for a truce in Syria, saying on Sunday the conflict should be ended through politics. The agreement, by the powers that back opposing sides in the five-year-old war, promises a nationwide...

At least 21 civilians were killed in two separate air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in northern Yemen on Saturday, residents said on Sunday, as fighting intensified in the country before the Muslim Eid al-Adha feast. They said at least 15 civilians were killed when war planes targeted...