(Eqtsad)- Abu Omar, a resident in Douma city who was awarded grant of small projects, comes every morning with his son Omar to irrigate his land which he planted with eggplants, corn, marrow and other summer crops which are considered one of the most prominent food items for populations in...

Reporting by Fazris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- The brutality of war, scenes of bombing and destruction did not affect the psyche of the triplets Sedra, Salam, and Sara Amran born in Damascus in 2005 and their brother Omar born in 2007. They have all managed to move away from the difficult...

Russia failed to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, beaten out by Hungary and Croatia, following lobbying by rights groups against Moscow's candidacy because of its military support for the Syrian government. In a secret ballot by the 193-member U.N....

Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary groups said they started an offensive on Saturday against Islamic State positions west of Mosul, assisting in the campaign to take back the city. The militias, collectively known as Hashid Shaabi or Popular Mobilization Forces, started moving in the...