The Red Cross has expressed alarm over the situation in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair, and has appealed for immediate access to deliver aid.     Thousands of civilians are believed to be trapped in the town, which lies close to the border with Lebanon. The...

Medics working in six rebel-held districts near Damascus have treated several hundred fighters for symptoms of chemical exposure since March, a detailed investigation has found, adding fresh impetus to claims the Syrian regime has resorted to the banned weapons. A reporter from the French...

 More than a dozen rockets and mortar rounds fired from  Syria  struck eastern  Lebanon  Saturday,  security officials  said, as tensions rise in the two countries' borderlands where Hezbollah militants are playing a bigger role in  Syria 's civil war....

As fighting in Qusayr rages, Ban Ki-moon issues urgent appeal to Syria to protect civilians.   New York, 1 June 2013 - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in Qusayr, Syria   The Secretary-General is...