Children face severe malnutrition, while the Syrian government continues to bomb the enclave in defiance of a July 'de-escalation' agreement The rebel-held enclave of East Ghouta in Syria is facing a critical humanitarian crisis, the UN and local activists say, as...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 160 militants from the paramilitary National Defense Units have arrived in Deir Ezzor province as fighting with the Islamic State still underway in the eastern countryside, local media unit said Tuesday. The reinforcement comes as regime forces seek to...

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political solution to Syria’s conflict, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Russia is actively trying to build an international consensus around a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have pounded Douma city with cluster bombs on Sunday, leaving two people killed, local activists said as shelling on the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus have killed at least 70 people since Tuesday.    The regime army backed by...