U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a meeting last week with a small number of Syrian civilians and others, said he had lost an argument within the Obama administration to back up diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria with the threat of using military force, the New York Times...

Reporting by Abdul Hafiz al-Holani (Zaman Al Wasl)- Squares are important for cities as they are considered landmarks give cities their cultural and tourist identity. Ragib al-Faliti, 70-years, one of prominent figure in the Lebanese town of Ersal, explained the story of “Barrel square”,...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced he is setting up a board of inquiry to investigate the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria last week that killed 18 people. The internal UN panel "will ascertain the facts of the incident" on September 19 and report to Ban, who will "decide...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for an immediate end to the Syrian regime’s heavy bombardment in Aleppo, which has killed at least 500 people in the past two weeks. “MSF demands that the Syrian and allied governments stop the bombing that is causing a bloodbath among...