An elderly man and a woman were killed, two others wounded in a rocket attack on the outskirts of the city of Sarmin.

An elderly man and a woman were killed, two others wounded in a rocket attack on the outskirts of the city of Sarmin.
Bashar al-Assad visit to China part of a bid to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions.
Criticism of al-Assad has been growing in Sweida since demonstrations began in mid-August over end of fuel subsidies.
Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed into Lebanon in recent months through porous border points.
Arab tribesmen claimed to have Aleppo villages under their control but have withdrawn after shelling and air attacks.
Protests in Syria, a Palestinian woman’s fight, secret Libya-Israel meeting — here’s the Middle East this week.
The clashes that took place between Arab clans and SDF in Deir Az Zor countryside are among the worst in recent years.
‘Sometimes, in spite of myself, hope bubbles up… Will I see Baba again? This time I feel I have to tell my own story.’
Rebel commander says it has carried out 30 operations against Syrian military targets this year.
It is the first such visit in six years since members of US Congress went to Syria led by late Senator John McCain.
Economic frustration brings out protesters across Syria, including in areas still under the control of al-Assad.
The missile fire is the latest attack in an ongoing shadow conflict unfolding in Syria between Israel and Iran.
In 2013, the Syrian regime attacked the towns of Zamalka, Ein Tarma, and Irbin in Ghouta countryside with a nerve agent.
SAMA TV reporter Firas al-Ahmed killed in Deraa, near the Jordanian border.