Syrian opposition fighters have re-entered the historic Christian town of Maalula north of Damascus, as they battle regime troops in the surrounding Qalamoun region, a monitoring group said on Saturday.   "Fierce clashes are under way between...

  Unknown Armed group posted online a video purporting killing of top Bashar al-Assad’s men in Deir Zour. ‘’The Tremendously, Heroic and Incredibly Successful Republican Guard Commander General Issam Zahreddine,’’ as pro-Assad media used to call him, has been...

Mortar fire in front of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the oldest mosques in the world, has left four people dead and 26 wounded, Syrian state media has reported. The shells fell on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer when people traditionally go to mosque at noon for the weekly...

Syria's prime minister arrived in Tehran Friday for talks with the leaders of close ally Iran ahead of a peace conference aimed at ending his country's civil war , the state broadcaster reported. During his three-day stay, Wael al-Halqi will meet President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign...