A leader of Palestine’s Fatah movement on Friday called on UN member states to reject a U.S.-sponsored draft resolution condemning rival Palestinian faction Hamas. In a statement, Fatah Central Committee member Hussein al-Sheikh slammed the draft, which the U.S. has already reportedly...

Ahmad Othman, commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA)-affiliated Sultan Murad Brigade, said Friday that the YPG/PKK terrorist group was operating in eastern Syria on the pretext of fighting Daesh militants who, he asserted, were not actually in the area. He went on to say that the FSA...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime artillery overnight pounded most of rebel-held areas in northern Syria, where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone in September, such an escalation followed the Israeli airstrikes on an Iranian site south of Damascus, local activists said. The heavy...

 THE Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State in eastern Syria this week killed dozens of people in the jihadist group's last major foothold. The coalition could not immediately be reached for comment on the report. Syrian...

Israeli airstrikes carried out inside Syrian territory on Thursday targeted positions held by the Damascus regime and allied militias backed by Iran, informed sources told Anadolu Agency on Friday.  According to these sources, the strikes targeted the Harfa area of Syria’s...

On many days, Hamza Abu Shalhoub is the only person sitting inside the derelict VIP lounge of what used to be Gaza International Airport. Hemmed in by Egyptian border posts to the south and Israeli watchtowers to the east, he makes a living by trying to trap and sell songbirds, using other...

Greek diplomats issued visas for unaccompanied minors for the purpose of organ trade, according to a former Greek foreign minister. Nikos Kotzias resigned from his post last month following a row with other Cabinet members over how to resolve the name dispute with Macedonia. In...

The Israeli military denied reports that one of its fighter jets had been shot down Thursday in Syria. "The news about an aircraft belonging to the Israeli military being hit by Syrian air defense systems is false," the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. Syrian...

The U.S. will not hesitate to use military force against Iran, a State Department official said Thursday, displaying weaponry he said Tehran sent to different proxies. The agency’s representative for Iran, Brian Hook, briefed reporters at a military base in Washington regarding Iran's...

The Syrian regime's air force shot down a "hostile target" that was flying over the town of Kiswah, south of the capital Damascus, state media said. State media quoted a military source but did not specify what the target was or where it came from. Syrian opposition sources on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 4 civilians, including children, were killed in regime artillery fire at northern Idlib province, where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone in September, White Helmets rescuing agency said Thursday. The regime artillery shells hit Jarjanaz village, which...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The powerful Kurdish YPG militia mourned 20 Arab fighters, mostly tribesmen, who were killed by Daesh (ISIS) this week in eastern Deir Ezzor province, local activists said Thursday. The slain fighters were operating in the al-Arbaeen Corps in Ras al-Ayn region....

A Syrian refugee family has come under focus following reports of bullying and racially aggravated assault of its members since they took refuge in the UK. The systematic bullying came to light after a video surfaced online showing one of the family members -- a 15-year-old identified...

Some 152,000 displaced persons have returned to their villages in Sudan’s western North Darfur State, the country’s SUNA news agency reported Thursday. “In coordination with local and foreign organizations, North Darfur’s local government is providing assistance to returning displaced...

NATO ships are routinely patrolling the Black Sea and will continue to assess its presence in the region, the alliance’s spokesperson said in the wake of the maritime tensions between Russia and Ukraine.   Speaking to Anadolu Agency in Brussels, Oana Lungescu said that NATO has...

More than 14 million doses of vaccine for children have been delivered to Yemen’s southern city of Aden (which currently serves as the government’s interim capital), the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) said Thursday. "More than 14 million doses of measles and rubella vaccine have arrived at...

Separatist agendas undermining Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity were rejected during the just-concluded 11th round of Syria peace talks in the Astana format, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "In the meeting, ongoing efforts for a political solution to the...

The U.S. activities in the southeastern Syria poses a threat to the country’s integrity, Russia’s presidential envoy for Syria said on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference following a regular meeting in Astana -- which hosted 11th Syria peace talks --, Alexander Lavrentyev said the...

The Israeli army on Thursday wrapped up a two-month-long military exercise simulating conflict with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports. The Jerusalem Post quoted a military official as saying that the Israeli army’s Kfir Brigade had conducted the drills, which...

The Lebanese Army freed 27 people who had been held for ransom at a farm in western Bekaa and arrested the kidnappers, an Army statement reported Wednesday night. The Army had received information that people were being held at a farm near Baaloul in western Bekaa. It subsequently...