(Reporting by Ahmad Primo; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) ALEPPO (Zaman Alwasl)- An informed source from the Syrian regime in Aleppo, reported to Zaman Alwasl that regime has decided to open Karaj al-Hajez crossing that has been closed for...
(Zaman Alwasl) Arab League has approved Syria’s National Coalition to hold next meeting of its political commission in Cairo between May 31 and June 1 in the league headquarters, source told Zaman Alwasl. The move comes in critical time as many...
Even as the death toll from Syria’s three-year civil war continues to rise, the country’s human development has also suffered immense collateral damage – the economy has been gutted, the healthcare system is in ruins, and education facilities are “teetering” – according to a new joint...
(Zaman Alwasl)- Social media activists have circulated distressing photos for an 8-year-old girl infected by Leishmaniasis, saying she was a victim of human traffickers before being dumped near Turkish hospital in border town with Syria. ...
Syria's opposition National Coalition welcomed a pledge from US President Barack Obama on Wednesday to ramp up support for rebels fighting the Damascus regime of Bashar al-Assad. "This additional support highlights the partnership between the United States and the Syrian people in...
Smuggling is a way of life in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, just over the border from Syria. Driving along it, you see pale smugglers' trails snaking through mountain passes, and the guys who run touristy little antiques stores here say they can get you anything. "Everything that...
Beirut (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is expected to clinch re-election effortlessly next week, believes he has saved his regime from a brutal three-year insurgency, despite international isolation and calls for his departure. Assad, 48, came to power in 2000 with...
(Writing by George Hadad: Translation by Dani Murad) An official document issued by regime’s ministry of interior acknowledged its “failure” to conclude a contract to repair and strengthen the fence of Masaken al-Shurta (En: Police Housing) despite...
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(AFP)- The death toll from Syrian air raids on rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo has topped 40 over a 24-hour period, a monitoring group said Wednesday. Barrel bombs killed 22 people Tuesday in the eastern districts of Hay Qataneh, Tariq al-Bab, Bustan...
(Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's certain victory in an election next month, derided internationally as a charade, leaves Turkey facing a bitter truth - its assumption of his quick demise was a costly miscalculation. With al Qaeda-linked armed groups controlling...
(Reuters) - Sweden's biggest security threat comes from around 200 Islamists in the country with the potential for involvement in militant attacks, including young people radicalized after joining the war in Syria , the state's spy chief said. Increasing Russian espionage...
Translation by Yusra Ahmed AMMAN (Zaman Alwasl)- Deputy Prime Minister of the opposition interim government made a visit to Jordan days before expelling Syria’s ambassador and appointing a representative for National Coalition, sources told...
A Syrian rebel commander said a team from the world's chemical weapons watchdog investigating an alleged chlorine attack against rebel-held Kafr Zita managed to visit the town Tuesday, hours after coming under attack. Inspectors overseeing the dismantling of Syria's weapons...
Egypt extended on Tuesday polling in the country for a third day, in a move that was met with objections from rival presidential runners Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi. The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission’s decision came a day after authorities declared Tuesday a public...
DAMASCUS (AFP)- Syria said Tuesday the United Arab Emirates has banned its expats from voting in the country's June 3 presidential election, after similar moves by France, Germany and Belgium. On the eve of the election to be held abroad on Wednesday, "the UAE has joined the...
Egypt's presidential election was extended to a third day on Tuesday, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website, quoting a member of the body overseeing the vote that former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to win. The decision followed...
(Reuters) - The Egyptian government launched a determined effort to get out the vote on Tuesday after lower than expected turnout in a presidential election threatened to undermine the credibility of the frontrunner, former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. After Sisi called for...
(Reuters) - A senior Lebanese-Canadian commander in the Shi'ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah has been killed in Syria where he was fighting alongside Syrian government troops against rebels, security sources and a monitoring group said on Tuesday. Fawzi Ayoub, who is on the...
By Alexander Dziadosz ANJAR Lebanon (Reuters) - A little over a week ago, Syrian refugees began to notice men going around the camps in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, asking who wanted to vote for president and taking down names. The men identified themselves as members of a...
