Secretary of State John Kerry, ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin, said the United States and Russia must work together to end the war in Syria despite their differences, and called for a further reduction in violence and more aid deliveries. Russia and the United States...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed rebels and Kurdish factions are pressing hard to take the Syrian-Iraqi border from the Islamic State, as regime army backed by a Russian cover makes advances in Palmyra, the capital of Syrian desert, activists said. The radical group has been trapped in the Syrian...

Writing by Ethar Abdul Haq (Zaman Al Wasl- Exclusive)- ‘Islamic State’ received in its ranks members holding fake passports. Also, Islamic State issued fake passports and semi fake ones. The fake passport issue will last for years to come, and it will be a real preoccupation that...

Syrian state television said government forces fought their way into Palmyra on Thursday as the army backed by Russian air cover sought to recapture the historic city from Islamic State (IS) insurgents. A monitoring group said the fighting was still outside the city, after a...