WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons on board the U.S. cargo vessel MV Cape Ray began Monday. Army Col. Steve Warren says it will take about 60 days, depending on the weather and sea conditions, to destroy the approximately 600 metric...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A top European Union official appealed to the EU's 28 member states on Monday to step up their efforts to resettle Syrian refugees, saying Europe must offer a legal alternative to migrants who risk their life to reach the continent by sea. EU Home Affairs...

Rebels on Monday seized control of strategic stronghold for Regime forces near Aleppo’s central prison,  source told Zaman Alwasl. By controlling the battalion of 'Regime Keeping', rebels can halt the advances of regime troops, source said....

  (Reporting by George Hadad; Translation by Dani Murad) An intelligence source close to the rebels has informed Zaman Alwasl that the Lebanese authorities arrested on 27/8/2014, an intelligence cell of 4 Syrians affiliated with the Syrian...