40 militants from the Iranian-backed militias, Hezbollah and Abu al-Fadhel al-Abbas have been killed in rebels' ambush near the Shiite Shrine, Sayyedah Zeinab in Damascus suburbs.   Hezbollah have been battling alongside Syrian regime forces in an attempt to...

 When Saudi Arabia's veteran foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, made no annual address to the United Nations General Assembly last week for the first time ever, his unspoken message could hardly have been louder. For most countries, refusing to give a scheduled speech would count...

Two mortar bombs fired from  Syria  hit an Israeli military post on the occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, wounding an Israeli soldier, in an incident that drew Israeli return fire, the military said. Initial reports suggested the mortars were stray fire from Syria's civil...

The head of the Syrian opposition coalition’s interim government, Ahmad Tohmeh, has aired his thoughts on the U.S.-Russian deal to destroy the Syrian regime’s chemical stockpile within a year. In an interview with Al Arabiya, Tohmeh said the deal was reached between the two parties in a...

It isn't exactly Superman-like X-ray vision, but cheap, low-power Wi-Fi technology is gaining more attention as a remote sensing tool, according to Cnet website. Do you really wish you had X-ray vision? Sure, it would be fun to see what your neighbors are doing behind those walls -- until...

Deposed president to stand trial on November 4 with 14 others over killings of protesters outside his palace last year. The trial of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Morsi on charges of inciting the murder of protesters will start on November 4, the official MENA news agency...

The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog called Wednesday for a temporary ceasefire in Syria's civil war to ensure that disarmament deadlines are met. “I think if some temporary ceasefires can be established, I think those targets could be reached,” Organisation for the...

    Al-Qaeda linked-groups launched suicide bombs against Syrian regime north Syria Sources loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and and al-Sham said ISIS's Jihadist in cooperation with Jabahat al-Nusrah had carried out a 'Martyrdom Operation by explosive belts...

  "Lessons of the Egyptian Experience ", a  special paper attributed to the 'Neo-Conservatives' of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Movement, demanded being cautious from Saudi Arabia and to deal with the revolution with 'Stock market' logic. The paper which has...

  In better times, Idlib Province in northwestern Syria was a major production center for olives, cotton, fruits and textiles. But since the early days of the bloody conflict in Syria, it has been a rebel stronghold and the scene of heavy fighting. Civilians fled the carnage...

The official Twitter page of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus posted a photo gathered leaders from the Syrian opposition between them the chairman of rebels' Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Salim Idriss with Mr. Robert Ford the U.S. ambassador to Damascus was took in Istanbul ....

  Emir of The Islamic State of Iraq an al-Sham, al-Qaeda affiliate group, declared  opening  a new Shariah court and Police station on Thursday in 'the new Islamic Emirate', Azaz, according to his twitter account .   The Sate new ...

Russian President praises Syrian cooperation with chemical weapon removal, proposes other countries' participation Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Syria was "very actively" cooperating with international chemical weapons inspectors and suggested Indonesia join...

The cultural heritage of the entire nation of Syria is on the World Monuments Fund's 2014 watch list. The group said Tuesday the landmarks it chooses are threatened by neglect, overdevelopment, or social, political and economic change. It listed 67 sites in 41 countries and territories....

The balance shifted toward Islamists because we didn't support the rebels enough. And now, the U.S. is even less willing to support the rebels. The announcement of a new  Islamist "alliance  " in Syria—bringing together the largest and most influential rebel factions—is...

 Syria National Coalition President Ahmed al-Jarba said Iran has occupied Syria. “Iran must not have the role of the middle in the Syria talks because it has occupied Syria,” he said. The SNC has also called on the Lebanese Hezbollah to evacuate Syrian soil. Al-Jarba...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed -  Zaman Alwasl has obtained a draft resolution to re-establish the opposition group, Syrian National Council, that will be discussed in upcoming SNC meeting 11th October. The draft proposal identifies the council which consists of 15 Syrian...

   Many Syrian refugees in Mersin, the Turkish city, accused the “Syrian Social Gathering" of corruption and demanding support and aid on their behalf, while they have not received any thing from the gathering so far. Moreover, the school of the opposition...

Syrian rebels have announced the start of “Earthquake Battle” to control Wadi al-Daif camp and surroundings in the countryside of Idlib. Field sources reported to Zaman Alwasl that Battle started yesterday late afternoon and 22 military bodies have participated in it....

Saudi Arabia preacher Fayhan Al Gamdi gets 8 years, 800 lashes for torturing daughter to death A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a father who had tortured his five-year-old daughter to death to eight years in prison and 800 lashes. The court in Hawtat Bani Tamim, 160...