GENEVA, Genève: More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from...
 WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said he had not yet decided whether to strike Syria, but expectations of US military action hardened when Washington said a...
DAMASCUS: UN arms experts are to begin Tuesday a second day investigating alleged chemical weapons strikes in Damascus, after the US warned Syria’s regime it...
BEIRUT: Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have captured a key air base in the northern province of Aleppo after a months-long battle,...
Damascus: Syrians woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year’s Day as Aleppo airport was closed after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on...
Aleppo: Rebels unleashed barrages of mortar fire against troops in the city of Aleppo on Friday, residents said, as Washington unveiled new funding for humanitarian...
DAMASCUS: UN officials have denounced gross human rights violations by both sides in Syria, as fighting rages in the second city Aleppo with the army...
ALEPPO, Syria: Syrian troops on Tuesday pounded Aleppo to thwart a rebel advance in Syria’s second city, activists said, as Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited...