Lebanon's government is enforcing new rules to limit the flow of Syrian refugees into the country, as the United Nations now registers about 3,000 a day. Yet many of the Syrians in Lebanon are not looking for assistance. Rather, they believe refugee status is a ticket to Europe or the United...

Almost 50 fighters have been killed in three days of skirmishes between jihadists and mainstream rebels in the Syria’s second city of Aleppo. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday that the violence began on Thursday between militants of the al-Qaeda-linked...

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal agreed with his French counterpart Lauren Fabius on Saturday that a political resolution is the best means to end the ongoing Syrian crisis. In a statement released by the French Foreign Ministry, the ministers called for strengthening the...

  The founder of Free Syrian Army denied to Zaman Alwasl rumors say he will be the Defence Minister of the opposition Interim government. Colonel Riad al-Asaad assured lack of communication with any opposition group including the National coalition. "I...