Syrian opposition forces have seized 400 kg explosives at a Syrian-Turkish border crossing point on Sunday, Turkey's private Dogan News Agency reported. The rebels seized the explosives at a vehicle trying to cross from Bab- El Hava border crossing point into southern Turkey. The Syrian...

Damascus- Syrian Association for Human Rights expressed its deep concern about    the deteriorating conditions of the women detainees belonging to revolutionary movements in the political wing of Adra prison, 30 KM north-east Damascus, who suffer from force majeure and...

In a sudden behavior  Nazir Hakim, National Coalition member and prominent figure in the Muslim Brotherhood movement , has accused Zaman-Alwasl reporter in Turkey of spying for Assad's regime interest and reporting news that contributed to execute two of his men   ...

Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil. Lebanese security sources said at least 12 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the...

In  sarcastic   procedure,  Syrian Regime has advised the Syrian citizens to avoid travel to neighboring Turkey, because of "a deterioration in the security situation" following the anti-government protests. "The foreign ministry advises Syrian citizens to avoid travel to...

The General Commission of the Syrian Revolution issued a statement yesterday announcing withdrawal of the National Coalition for the opposition and revolutionary forces, as the commission didn't get the seats which had been demanded after the latest expanding of coalition seats....

The Red Cross has expressed alarm over the situation in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair, and has appealed for immediate access to deliver aid.     Thousands of civilians are believed to be trapped in the town, which lies close to the border with Lebanon. The...

   European   banks   will be able to open branches and accounts in   Syria   for use by the opposition, European Union governments decided on Friday, relaxing economic sanctions to help  Free Syrian Army  fighting al-Assad regime....

Medics working in six rebel-held districts near Damascus have treated several hundred fighters for symptoms of chemical exposure since March, a detailed investigation has found, adding fresh impetus to claims the Syrian regime has resorted to the banned weapons. A reporter from the French...

The Higher Islamic Council (HIC) held on Saturday a meeting under the chairmanship of its vice-president Omar Mesqawi, where discussions focused on the political and religious situations in the country.              The conferees...

 More than a dozen rockets and mortar rounds fired from  Syria  struck eastern  Lebanon  Saturday,  security officials  said, as tensions rise in the two countries' borderlands where Hezbollah militants are playing a bigger role in  Syria 's civil war....

As fighting in Qusayr rages, Ban Ki-moon issues urgent appeal to Syria to protect civilians.   New York, 1 June 2013 - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in Qusayr, Syria   The Secretary-General is...

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 Octavia Nasr When Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982, I was a teenager, growing up in a peaceful household that was neither political nor sectarian. Although Hezbollah  was born then as a resistance movement to Israel’s presence in Lebanon, the...

When I stated a few months ago that the Iraqi government’s involvement in Syria was serving the Iranian regime, I did not have enough evidence. I made these comments based on Iraqi-Iranian stories and happenings in Egypt, Lebanon, Gaza and Syria. Today the picture is much clearer and there is...

 Around 1,000  members of the Pakistani Taliban have been killed in clashes near the Syrian capital city of Damascus, according to Press TV, the Iranian English news channel.   ''It's an exaggeration to amount of Jihaddist in Syria'' Activist said to...

 Eqtsad correspondent in Homs reported presence of Egyptian militants who are fighting with Hezbollah-Shi'ite militia backed by Iran. ''It's stunning'' Pro-regime citizen from al-Zahraa-An Alawite neighborhood- ''That's right, we like the Egyptian accent but I never imagined to see...

    Zaman Alwasl is 8-year-old now.    'Reunion Times' - as it means in English-is celebrating its anniversary by launching two Electronic Newspapers, Zaman-Alwasl English and 'Eqtsad'    the financial and Business news gate of Syria.  'Zaman'...

The two former close allies have also ceased military cooperation, effectively ending a warm relationship that saw Tehran provide weapons, technical know-how and military training to Hamas fighters. The rupture has been caused by Hamas's refusal to toe the Iranian line by supporting...

Thousands of people who have fled the besieged Syrian town of Al-Qusayr are in dire need of aid, the UN's refugee agency said Friday, as its tally for Syrians who have escaped their war-torn nation topped 1.6 million .   UNHCR spokesperson Dan McNorton...

  Zaman-Alwasl, exclusively,  summarized for Its readers an important and detailed study on the Syrian conflict prepared by the Congressional Research Service last month. The newspaper will publish the study in series of articles.   ''The...