The fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt  has put a new spring in the step of Bashar al-Assad, who sees it as a sign that Islamists - including those spearheading the Sunni-dominated rebellion against him - are in decline. Exuding confidence after a recent successful army...

 The U.N. Security Council called on Lebanese Hezbollah militants on Wednesday to end any involvement in the conflict in neighboring  Syria , while Lebanon's U.N. envoy pledged that his country would keep its borders open to Syrians fleeing the violence. Hezbollah has sent...

    Syrian rebels have intensified their blockade of government-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, where residents now face severe food shortages, opposition activists said on Tuesday. Bustan al-Qasr route, had been blocked by FSA units. 'We can't move food at...

Syrians travelling to Egypt are now required to apply for a visa, after the authorities in Cairo issued a new rule amid soaring unrest in the country, consulate staff in Beirut told AFP on Tuesday. "There is a decision from Cairo that any Syrian travelling to Egypt must apply for a visa...

    Egyptian Airlines has delayed its flight to Beirut for 3 hours after the refusing of 8 Syrian passengers to be deported on the same plane to Beirut, according to the new Egyptian regulations which require visas and security clearances for Syrian nationals. Ninety-five...

Nora Husari worked at a beauty salon before the war in Syria broke out. Today, she carries an AK-47 and plays a deadly game of cat and mouse in the bombed out remains of her former home. "I've seen children and women crying in front of my eyes because Bashar al-Assad killed their...

 Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad last month sent a three-man delegation to Qamishli for negotiations with Kurdish political parties “to resolve the Kurdish issue,” a knowledgeable source said to RUDWA, Kurdish website.   “A three-man delegation from the...

  The Information Office of the Revolutionary Command Council in Damascus said That Egyptian security forces had arrested and deported a group of young Syrians and Palestinians, on charges of fomenting riots, ''they are now being detained in the prisons of the regime of Bashar...

Al-Hasakah, north-east corner of Syria has joined the armed revolution after sudden clashes with the Assad forces in the center of the city. A group of defected officers from Syria Army have established '' Infantry Division-15'' as new armed group joins the Free Syrian Army....

Cautious calm prevailed in al-Dana, the Syrian border village with Turkey, after fierce clashes killing 25 fighters between Free Syrian Army and the ' State of Iraq and al-Sham' militia.  The small town has been under the control of Islamic group months ago. Abo usama...

Militants of 'The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham' in Ar Raqqa have arrested Journalist Mohamed Matar, 20-year-old,  during his sit-in in front of the governorate headquarter.     The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham which took control on Ar raqqa...

 Fiji has announced it will send a further 380 troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, lifting the Pacific nation's contribution to 562.   The move comes after several countries withdrew from the peacekeeping force due to escalating violence...

  Zaman Alwasl reported that Sheikh Mouaz al-Khatib, former coalition president, had nominated himself for the Political board of the National Coalition but he didn't achieve the required quorum. Two day ago the National Coalition has elected its political commission...

A car bomb rocked a stronghold of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group south of the Lebanese capital Tuesday, wounding at least 53 people and setting several cars ablaze in the most serious knock-on effect from Syria's civil war on its smaller neighbor since the Syrian crisis began,...

Syrian citizens, being away from their native land, in Turkey welcomed  Ramadan  with a heavy heart. Syrians, wishing peace settlement in their country, were praying to return to  Syria. "We pray for ending the pain and tear in holy  Ramadan  month" said one...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet  Davutoglu  received the newly elected interim Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad Assi Jarba in Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday. Davutoglu  came together with Jarba at the ministry's residence where...

Tony Blair has criticised the "inaction" of governments that have failed to intervene in the conflict in Syria as he called for a no-fly zone in the region and said Britain should consider arming the rebels in the country. Mr Blair, the former Prime Minister, said that the...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed on Monday for forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters in  Syria to put down their weapons during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, Ban said Ramadan is one of the four months on the Islamic...

Congressional committees are holding up a plan to send U.S. weapons to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and the arms might end up in the hands of Islamist militants, five U.S. national security sources said....

  Syrian troops fought with rebels in Homs on Monday in a battle seen as crucial to the government's attempts to drive a wedge between opposition-held areas and establish links between the capital and President Bashar al-Assad's coastal strongholds. Assad's forces have been on the...