(Zaman Al Wasl)- People of the key Eastern Ghouta Suburb of Arbin have elected on Wednesday their local council, such a remarkable participation by the residents who defied Syrian regime air strikes, local reporter said. The voting atmosphere in the embattled town near the capital was...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Hezbollah militant who has been taken captive by rebels south of Damascus said he is a father of five more militants fighting in Syria, field commander told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday. Abu Nafea al-Dimashqi, commander of Dhuha al-Islam Brigade, said rebels had taken captive...

Aid workers who reached a besieged Syrian town spoke of "heartbreaking" conditions being endured by emaciated and starving residents, with hundreds in need of specialized medical help. An aid convoy on Monday brought the first food and medical relief for months to the western town of Madaya,...

( Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has staged more deadly air strikes on the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, killing at least 55 people on Tuesday, activists said. The devastating Russian aerial campaign has killed 25 people in the ISIS-held town of Manbej, including 3 children and 5 women, and...