Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned any possible military intervention in Syria Wednesday, warning of "graver conditions," should strikes be carried out, Iran's Fars state news agency reported. He likened threats of an attack to a return to "the Middle Ages."...

The Turkish lira fell further against the dollar on Wednesday, despite assurances by the central bank and amid tension over Syria. The lira fell to 2.06 to the dollar in initial trading, then rallied slightly to 2.0527, from 2.0382 at Tuesday's close. The Istanbul stock market fell by...

The border crossing between  Syria  and  Lebanon  was frantic on Tuesday, as it had been for many months. But, unusually, amid the hordes of people at passport control on the Lebanese side of the Masnaa crossing were queues of well-heeled Syrians – types not often on the...

Another chemical attack reported in Aleppo as UN inspectors examine the gas site in Damascus Another chemical weapons attack has been reported in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo expected to be phosphorus bomb, which took place in the Urim region of Aleppo. 9...