Reporting by Ahmad Primo; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by intense Russian air strikes have closed in on Aleppo city in their most significant advance since Moscow intervened in September in support of Bashar al-Assad's ailing government....

At least nine civilians and 16 separatist fighters were killed as security forces try to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, the army and the region's biggest parliamentary party said separately on Monday. Security forces have imposed 24-hour...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia warplanes killed 14 civilians in air strikes on al-Saliheen neighborhood in northern Aleppo city as regime forces make gains in their most significant advance since Russia intervened in September in support of Bashar al-Assad. The devastating Russian air strikes have...

United Arab Emirates said Sunday it is ready to send ground troops to Syria as part of the international efforts to fight Islamic State group. The Emirates News Agency WAM quoted the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, as telling reporters in Abu Dhabi that the...

Human Rights Watch has condemned Hamas' execution of one of its own fighters after the Palestinian militant group's military wing said the killing was carried out at the weekend. The Al-Qassam Brigades -- the armed wing of Hamas which rules the Gaza Strip -- said it had executed one of its...

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Sunday that Turkey had no choice but to take in 3 million migrants of Syria and Iraq so far. Speaking during a live program on a TV channel in Istanbul, Kurtulmus also accused the western world of watching the migrant crisis silently....

Tens of thousands of Syrians were stranded at the border with Turkey Monday after escaping a Russia-backed government offensive in Aleppo, as Germany's chancellor prepared to visit Ankara to press for tighter border controls. Turkey has vowed to help the crowds of people, including many...

With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria’s Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of ground troops, analysts say. Riyadh has left open the possibility of deploying soldiers, saying it would “contribute positively” if...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian warplanes have carried out at least 20 raids on rebel-held areas in Homs and Hama provinces, killing 5 civilians in an initial death toll, local activists said Monday. The Russia air strikes killed 5 people in Talbiseh and al-Dar al-Kabeera towns as raids focused on...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Democratic Forces arrested about 150 tribesmen in northeastern Raqqa province as they refused to join the U.S.-backed alliance to fight ISIS, activists said Sunday. Media activist said SDF fighters have waged a series of raids on the Arab villages of...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande stressed on Sunday the migrant crisis, which brought more than a million people to the European Union last year, needs an EU-level solution. The two leaders were meeting in Strasbourg on the Franco-German...

One of Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias on Sunday warned that Arab forces sent to Syria or Iraq would "open the gates of hell", in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they might join such an operation. "The Arab kingdoms tried Daesh...

The UN Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch and said it would adopt soon a sanctions resolution "in response to these dangerous and serious violations." The statement was backed by China, Pyongyang's ally, and the 14 other council members during an...

Turkey said on Sunday it would not abandon thousands of Syrians stranded on its border after fleeing a major Russian-backed regime offensive, as aid agencies warned of a "desperate" situation. Tens of thousands of people, including many women and children, have been uprooted as...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops advanced Sunday toward a rebel town near the Turkish border as they pressed a Russian-backed offensive that has prompted at least 70,000 people to flee, a monitor and activists said. The town of Tal Rifaat is around 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) from the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger over a U.S. official's visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town of Kobane, urging Washington to choose between Turkey and the "terrorists" there. A delegation including senior U.S. diplomat Brett McGurk, special envoy...

Pope Francis Sunday urged the world community to make every effort to revive the Syrian peace talks and appealed for unstinting generosity for civilians fleeing the conflict. "I appeal to the international community to spare no effort to urgently bring parties back to the negotiating table,"...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The regime army has urged youth in Hasaka province northeastern Syria to join National Defense forces, a move seeks to bolster the lack in army's manpower. Activist Osama Mola-Mohammed explained that regime had gone to recruit youth in...

 The Iraqi Prime Minister is dismissing plans to build a wall around the Iraqi capital, according to a statement released by his office Saturday night. The plan for the wall was originally drafted by the Interior Ministry as an effort to prevent ISIS group attacks inside Baghdad....

Israeli police say a soldier has been stabbed in southern Israel. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the soldier was standing near the central bus station in the southern city of Ashkelon Sunday when he was stabbed in his torso. He was lightly wounded. The stabber was shot and apprehended....