Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Alwasl) Many members of the western-backed National Coalition said that the opposition leader Ahmed Jarba has retracted his intention for a second term extension. Source said before that NC...
The UN Security Council is expected to vote next week on a resolution to haul Syria before the International Criminal Court, although the measure is likely to fail because of opposition from Russia and China. The resolution drafted by France aims "to send a message that there...
(Zaman Alwasl) - Shirin Ahmed, the newly freed Iranian hostage in the ceasefire deal of Homs last week, has considered herself as the luckiest hostage ever since she held captive by Liwa’a al-Tawhid brigade at Baba...
(Reuters) - Iran and six world powers made little progress this week in talks on ending their dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, U.S. and Iranian officials said on Friday, raising doubts over the prospects for a breakthrough by a July 20 deadline. After three months of...
In Syria's devastated Homs, residents are flocking in pilgrimage to the grave of a murdered Dutch priest whose legendary kindness was a rare glimpse of humanity in the country's brutal war. Father Frans van der Lugt's final resting place is a quiet garden in the Jesuit...
The war in Syria is driving one family from their home every minute, pushing the number of people internally displaced by conflict to record highs globally, a report said Wednesday. The study by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said that 33.3 million people...
Translation by Dani Murad AL HASAKAH (Zaman Alwasl) More than 400 tribal figures loyal to the Syrian regime have gathered on Wednesday in Qamishli city northern of Hasakah, amid pro –regime demonstrations that are under surveillance of The Democratic...
BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels fired a rocket that struck a government-held neighborhood Friday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, killing 13 people, Syria's state news agency reported. The battle for Syria's largest city has taken on new urgency as President Bashar Assad's forces have...
LONDON (AP) — "Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery is selling the eye-catching gown she wore to last year's Emmy Awards to help victims of the Syria civil war. Christie's auction house says the Prada dress, featuring a red halter-style top and burgundy skirt, will go under the...
(AFP) Iran is recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported. In exchange, Iran is offering them stipends of $500 a month and residency permits, the paper said, quoting Afghans and Western officials. Shiite Muslim Iran is a key ally of...
Head of National Coalition’s Assistant Coordination Unit (ACU) has filed a complaint against the unit executive director over accusations of abusing the Unit rules. Mrs. Suhair Atassi said in statement obtained by Zaman Alwasl that she can not...
Jerusalem, May 16 (IANS) US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel said Thursday that he could not validate a recent media report of alleged Israeli spying in his country. "I have heard of that report. I'm not aware of any facts that would substantiate the report," Xinhua quoted Hagel...
(Zaman Alwasl) Syrian regime forces came under attack by Islamic rebels Thursday, when an explosive device was detonated near a military vehicle in al-Adawi neighborhood of Damascus killing at least 4 soldiers. The Islamic Union of Ajnad as-Sham,...
( The Daily Star ) Pro- and anti-Assad Aleppo residents, as well as rights groups, have slammed what they call the collective punishment of civilians by suspending services and utilities, as a water crisis there entered its 12th day. While water began return to some areas in...
Five aid workers who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday. In a statement, MSF said three of the staff members were released on April 4 and the remaining two on Wednesday. "Out of respect for the privacy of the...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused Western and Gulf Arab countries that oppose Syria's president of being "destructive" on Thursday after they agreed to increase support for Bashar al-Assad's opponents. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the "Friends of Syria"...
London, May 16 (IANS) Foreign ministers from countries of the "London 11" Core Group of the "Friends of Syria" have agreed to offer more support to the Syrian opposition National Coalition, the ministers said in a joint communique Thursday. "We have agreed unanimously to take...
LONDON (AP) — Syria's planned presidential election next month is a "farce," and the U.S. and its partners are prepared to quickly redouble efforts to support opposition forces in the county, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. Kerry stopped short of promising U.S....
BEIRUT (AP) — A massive car bomb ripped through a crowded garage Thursday near a rebel-held border crossing between Syria and Turkey, killing at least 43 people in an area that has seen fierce fighting between rival rebel groups, an anti-government activist group said. The attack...
(Reuters) - Dry weather is likely to cut Syria's 2014 wheat crop by 18 percent on the year to about 1.97 million tonnes, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a report on Thursday. The 2014 barley crop in Syria, where an uprising and civil war have been...
