Reporting by Sarah Abdul Hai; Writing by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The former head of the Military Council in Sweida city south Syria, talked to Zaman al-Wasl about the recent situation of Syrian revolution, especially after the international...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has released 8 detainees, 3 women and 5 men, in swap deal with rebels near Damascus, a monitoring group said on Saturday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that regime freed 8 civilians in prisoner exchange...
Writing to Zaman English by Dani Murad (Zaman Al Wasl)- Partition and tension have risen in Lebanon to unprecedented levels recently, as the repercussions of what happened in the town of Arsal have increased people’s agitation more . And...
(Reuters) - Turkish troops could be used to help set up a secure zone in Syria , if there was an international agreement to establish such a haven for refugees fleeing Islamic State fighters, President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments published on Saturday. Turkey has so...
(Reuters) - New U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State fighters failed to stop them from pressing their assault on a strategic Syrian town near the Turkish border on Saturday, hitting it with shell fire for the first time. The U.S. Central Command said the air strikes...
BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas Saturday further lobbied for his proposal to establish refugee camps for Syrians, saying Kuwait was ready to fund the camps that would better organize the overwhelming presence of refugees in the country. “The proposal I made to...
Writing to Zaman English by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Alwasl- Special)- Information reported to Zaman al-Wasl revealed that Syrian Regime has distributed thousands of of Syrian passports' numbers via the Interpol, claiming to be stolen from the Immigration...
Reporting by Faris Al Rifai; Editing by Dani Murad) (Zaman Al Wasl)- During a search for suspected fighters accused of last month's deadly clashes in the town, which led to the death of at least 3 Lebanese soldiers, and in their intensified efforts to...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, is facing mounting pressure from its own members to reconcile with its rival Islamic State and confront a common enemy after U.S.-led air strikes hit both groups this week. But that move would require pledging...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that a "no-fly zone" should be created in Syria to protect part of it from attacks by Syria's air force. In his comments to reporters on his return from the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Erdogan did not...
A senior Islamic State group jihadist was killed on Friday in an air strike in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "A coalition warplane fired on a motorbike with two men on it after it left a headquarters" of IS west of Deir Ezzor city in the province...
BEIRUT (AP) — American warplanes and drones hit Islamic State group tanks, Humvees, checkpoints and bunkers in airstrikes Friday targeting the extremists in Syria and Iraq, as the U.S.-led coalition expanded to include Britain, Denmark and Belgium. The European countries committed...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Western-backed opposition force of around 12,000 to 15,000 will be needed to retake areas of eastern Syria controlled by Islamic State militants, the top U.S military officer said on Friday, as the Pentagon outlined the first steps in a U.S.-led...
Russia believes US-led air strikes against jihadists in Syria should be carried out in coordination with Syrian authorities and in accordance with international law, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. Lavrov was speaking after the United States this week extended an air...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Saudi authorities on Friday have deported a rebel commander to Istanbul after being detained in Jeddah airport for one day, as he was planning to perform the Hajj. The head of military council of Idlib, Col. Afif...
Antakya, Turkey (CNN) -- More than 20 Syrian rebel commanders, including members of Christian opposition groups, have signed off on what they called a historic agreement to unite in the fight against ISIS and President Bashar al-Assad's forces. The deal came out of a meeting...
By Al Hussein Al Shishakli Istanbul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Saudi Arabia has granted $700 thousand to members of Syrian Opposition’s National Coalition, including its leader, in their latest visit to the Kingdom last week. The political...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- After nine months of their killing by Syrian rebels in town northeast Damascus, their corpses have been buried in Qardaha, Bashar al-Assad’s hometown near Latakia. Haider Ismael and Ali Khozam were killed with...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Key Syrian rebel groups, in a statement posted on their Twitter account on Thursday, condemned air strikes by a US-led coalition against Islamic State group, saying strikes would undermine the armed opposition and benefit Bashar al-Assad's regime....
(Reuters) - Air and missile strikes, thought to be carried out by U.S.-led forces, hit oilfields and Islamic State bases in the eastern Syria overnight and early Friday, a monitoring group said. U.S. and Arab forces started bombing Islamic State militants in northern and...
