The United States on Monday blacklisted 271 employees of a Syrian government agency it said was responsible for developing chemical weapons, weeks after a poison gas attack killed scores of people in a rebel-held province in Syria. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 271 employees of...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the forced movement of civilians in Syria may be a war crime, as one of the largest population transfers in the country's six-year civil war is taking place. Guterres said in a report to the Security Council circulated Monday that the U.N....

President Donald Trump is recalling the death and suffering of more than 1 million Armenians during the final years of the Ottoman Empire, without describing it as genocide. Such a declaration would anger Turkey, whose cooperation Trump seeks in Syria. Trump says in a statement that the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish Authorities have imposed new restrictions hardening the entry of Syrians at the border crossing of Bab al-Hawa.   The new restrictions has led to reducing the number of passengers entering Turkey, as each person may take 15-20 minutes to finish procedure, added to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The sixth batch of al-Waer neighborhood’s evacuees has left the last rebel stronghold in Homs city on Monday, heading FSA-held town of Jarablus at the border with Turkey in a weekly forced displacement batches, local reporter said. The 40 buses loaded with 1500 people,...

( The Guardian )- An Israeli teenager arrested for allegedly making bomb threats against Jewish centres in the US is facing charges relating to an online crime spree including thousands of hoax calls worldwide, according to an indictment filed to a Tel Aviv court. The 18-year-old, identified...

The Trump administration will issue new sanctions against Syria as early as Monday as part of its ongoing crackdown on the Syrian government and those who support it. Three U.S. officials said that the sanctions are part of a broader effort to cut off funding and other support to Syria's...

Protesters rallied Monday vowing to block Venezuela's main roads to raise pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after three weeks of deadly unrest that have left 21 people dead. Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up one of the first rallies in eastern Caracas early Monday...

A U.S.-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their campaign against the Islamic State group in northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces have set their sights on Tabqa and the adjacent dam as part of their broader...

Syrian regime military is ready to halt fire around the rebel-held town hit by a suspected chemical attack if experts are sent in to conduct a probe, Russia's defense ministry said Monday. "The command of the Syrian armed forces has expressed readiness to cease hostilities in Khan...

An Emirati previously convicted of being a member of the extremist ISIS group has had his sentence increased from one year in prison to a 10-year sentence. The state-run WAM news agency reported Monday the Emirati, whom it only identified by initials K.A.M., was previously sentenced by the...

( The New Arab )- US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis made a surprise visit to Kabul on Monday, as Afghanistan reels from a Taliban massacre of troops that sent shockwaves through the country.  Mattis' first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief will see him meet ministers and President...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three Syrian consulates suspend extending Syrian nationals’ passports and travel documents without offering any explanation or justification. The regime consulate in Istanbul and its embassies in Amman and Khartoum announced that they are suspending their passport extension...

Militants in Iraq ambushed a convoy of off-duty soldiers near a town in the country's sprawling western desert, killing at least 10 and wounding 20, officials said on Monday. Iraqi Maj. Emad al-Dulaimi said the attack took place the night before near the town of Rutba. The militants were...

( The Guardian )- Saudi Arabia reinstated financial allowances for civil servants and military personnel on Saturday after better-than-expected budget figures, ending unpopular cuts to a key perk triggered by low oil prices and cheering the stock market. King Salman issued a royal decree...

Al-Qaeda's leader has urged his followers and all militants in Syria to unite ranks and prepare for protracted war. Ayman al-Zawahri told the extremists to remain steadfast and change tactics to a guerrilla war. His remarks came in an audio message released on Monday by al-Qaeda's media arm...

By Mohamed Yasser (Eqtsad)- People in the embattled Eastern Ghouta suburbs have recently suffered of soar prices as a result of the siege forced by Syrian regime and closing the last entrance to Eastern Ghouta, as a punishment for controlling some areas of Damascus by rebels. Civilians in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes stepped up its aerial bombing on the northern countryside of Homs province, killing 5 civilians, local reporter said on Monday. The airstrikes have targeted towns of Teldo, Kafrlaha, Tel Zahab and al-Tybah. Two women were among the casualties. In...

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- Samir Nashar, former member of the National Coalition, said the U.S. policy towards the Syrian opposition has made fundamental change after the deadly chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun on April 4. In a statement to Zaman al-Wasl, Nashar said that the...

An Italian journalist arrested in Turkey while researching refugees near the Syrian border has been freed after two weeks in detention, Italy's foreign ministry said Monday. Gabriele Del Grande, 34, was expected to arrive at Bologna airport in Italy Monday and be met by his parents and...