U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said Thursday President Donald Trump has yet to decide on whether he will pursue military action in Syria.  "We have not yet made any decision to launch military attacks into Syria," Mattis told lawmakers on the House Armed Services committee....

Italy will not have any direct role in an eventual Western military attack against the Syrian government, but it will provide logistical support to its allies, the prime minister's office said Thursday. Caretaker Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni had numerous "international" contacts...

(The Daily Post)- Gunmen have killed a Syrian businessman, Ahmed Areeda, and kidnapped his 14-year old son, Muhammad, in the Nigerian Kano State. Daily Nigerian reports that the incident occurred on Tuesday night at 8:05pm. The assailants reportedly seized the deceased...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- As world leaders express their support to the possible U.S. strike in retaliation to the chemical attack on Douma town, Syrian people have echoed their concerns of such move may be ended fruitless and sterile. The pessimism is surrounding us, social media...