China is the most welcoming country when it comes to refugees, according to a new survey of citizens' attitudes published on Thursday, with Germany ranking second and Britain third. In its first ever report to record global acceptance of refugees, Amnesty International surveyed more than...

(Zaman al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by Shiite militias have extended their attack on Jabal al-Akrad in Latakia province for the fifth day, breaching a partial ceasefire deal announced last week, activists said. Regime forces are pressing hard to take al-Hadadeh village as rebel...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Security forces of the Syrian regime have arrested dozens of young people in the city of Latakia, to taking them to mandatory recruitment in the Syrian army, which forced many people to stay indoors, amid a state of prevailing terror in the city....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Unidentified assailants killed wife and son of a Syrian businessman in the Turkish border city of Gaziantep late on Tuesday. Source said Ghada Sheikh Osi, wife of Ali Nour, and her 12-year-old son, Mohamed, were found dead in their house. So far, no further details have...