The United Arab Emirates’ crown prince received a rare telephone call from Syrian President Bashar Assad in which they discussed strengthening relations and cooperation, Syria’s state media reported Wednesday. The call between Assad and UAE’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed came...

Shelling by the Syrian regime army killed 13 people Wednesday in the northwestern region of Idlib controlled by rebels, a war monitor and local activists reported. Rockets struck a busy area of the town of Ariha, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Among the...

 Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding others, state TV reported. The attack was the deadliest in Damascus in years, and a rare event since regime forces captured suburbs...

Interpol has denied receiving a Red Notice alert for the head of the Lebanese Forces party from the Syrian authorities. "There has been no Red Notice request, nor any type of request, from Damascus for Samir Geagea," the international police organisation told The National. Pro-Syrian...