Many Syrians have witnessed transferring of the ownership of their properties into other owners, moreover, many properties have been sold where the thieves have used forged documents, according to Eqtsad, Business newspaper.   Official sources confirmed...

  The World Food Programme is ramping up its Syria operations in anticipation of greater demand from inside and outside the country, but lack of access is proving problematic, the U.N. group’s executive director told reporters Tuesday. “Most of my time...

Syria is committed to a deal to hand over its chemical weapons, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview, as major powers inched closer to a UN resolution enshrining the agreement. The Syrian president, in an interview with Venezuelan television station Telesur broadcast on Wednesday,...

An Iraqi woman was killed on Thursday when a mortar round slammed into Iraq's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus, a diplomat told AFP. "A mortar round hit the waiting room of the Iraqi consulate, killed an Iraqi woman and injuring three others," the diplomat said, speaking...

  Opposition Political leaders are hysterical about the move by the 13   fighting groups. Either in denial or desperately bending the statement, Analysts say. Mr. Ahmed To'ma, the Interim Prime Minister of the Coalition government revealed to agencies that he...

  Russia  is ready to help guard Syria's chemical weapons sites when President Bashar al-Assad's chemical arms stockpiles and factories are destroyed, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Thursday by news agencies. "We will be ready to help in...

The inhumane mullahs’ regime sent three inmates to the gallows in Urumieh. Furthermore, eight ordinary inmates have been transferred to solitary confinement for their death sentences to be carried out. Arrangements have been made for their execution to be on Thursday. It is worth noting...

  Muslim scholars in Syria have put forward a project called “the strong structure” which aims to unite the Islamic factions on the ground besides organizing and monitoring them within one administrative and organizational framework based on up-to-date developments in...

The world's major powers on Wednesday agreed the "main points" of a UN Security Council resolution on destroying Syria's chemical weapons, UN diplomats said. The draft resolution would allow for sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN charter to be considered if President Bashar al-Assad fails...

  UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday pressed the major powers to overcome differences on the Syria war amid troubled talks on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria's chemical arms. Ban hosted a lunch with the foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France...

Rebels of Dara'a have controlled the most of old international border crossing with Jordan, according to reports. The fierce clashes between rebels and Assad army to control the southern gate of the city took the whole yesterday night until the early hours of today under  the heavily...

Dr. Anas al-Akhras passed away, activists from the embattled city of Homs said. So, no need now for an immediate transfer for the prominent Human rights activist outside Homs to receive treatment after suffering from a serious disease, they added. The well-known...

 One of the rebels from Idlib told Zaman Alwasl about a Cypress, and how it helped the rebels in controlling al-Eskan camp in Idlib countryside. The story started when fighters discovered a very tall Cypress, about 500 meters way from the camp, which inspired...

  To have your passport renewed is a big trouble if you are from the opposition and you want to go to your country embassy where the embassies' employees intended to despise Syrians who are looking for services related to their residency in the host country....

Federal prosecutors have documented at least 350 instances of faulty background investigations done by private contractors and special agents for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in recent years, illustrating what some lawmakers call systemic weaknesses in the granting of federal...

Accord aims to stop the spread of guns to human-rights violators, but critics say it violates Americans' rights Secretary of State John Kerry signed the  U.N. Arms Trade Treaty  Wednesday, joining 89 other countries in support of an international solution to the proliferation...

More than a dozen key Syrian rebel groups said Wednesday that they reject the authority of the Western-backed opposition coalition, as U.N. inspectors returned to the country to continue their probe into chemical weapons attacks. In a joint statement, 13 rebel groups including a powerful...

The falling of Al-Raqqa city has been a big loss to the Syrian regime, even if some observers think that the forgotten city has nothing to attract Damascus government we shouldn't forget that the main three dams that affiliate to the remote city – within Euphrates dam- considered the main...

    Abdelaziz Salame, the highest political leader of the Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo, has issued a statement online where he claims to speak for 13 different rebel factions. You can see the video or read it in Arabic  here . The statement is...

Syrian President Bashar Assad's document is surprisingly thorough, say officials familiar with the closely guarded information. Signaling that he may be serious about giving up his chemical weapons, Syrian President Bashar Assad  has disclosed the locations of dozens of poison gas...