Thousands of Syrians have held a demonstration in support of President Bashar al-Assad and the army, which is battling foreign-sponsored militants and terrorists.
The Syrian army continues its mop-up operations against foreign-backed militants in the city of Aleppo, making more advances in the area.
Militants in the Syrian towns of Babila, Beit Sahim and Yalda in Rif Dimashq province have handed over their weapons to army troops, al-Alam correspondent reports.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly to provide more than 3,000 tons of heavy arms to the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Militants in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in the southwestern part of the country have surrendered themselves to government forces to put an end to a painful period during which the armed terrorist groups wreaked havoc in region.
A song saluting Hezbollah’s campaign against foreign-backed militants in the Qalamoun region of Syria has outraged members of the Syrian opposition.
The so-called Free Syrian Army has sacked its leader after he fell out with the Saudi-supported head of the opposition to President Bashar Assad, opposition sources say.
More than 450 Indian migrants working in Qatar have died in the last two years, data shows as the Persian Gulf state is under pressure over its rights record ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Russia says the blame for the lack of progress at the Geneva talks aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria should not be placed on the Arab country.
A Lebanese judge has issued arrest warrants for four individuals on charges of belonging to the terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a judicial source said.