Russia will host an international meeting on Friday to discuss the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons, Interfax news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. Experts from Russia, the United States, the United Nations, the Organisation for the Prohibition of...

After fleeing a rebel assault on the historic Syrian town of Maalula, hundreds of Christian families sheltering in Damascus are preparing for a bleak Christmas away from home. The picturesque hamlet -- where residents still speak the ancient Aramaic of Jesus Christ -- was a symbol of...

The rebellious neighborhood of Al Waer in embattled Homs has been suffering a sever siege for over 100 days by Assad Army, no food or medicine, local activists said. Starvation policy is the only option to punish people of rebel-held areas, Ahmed Mousa, 32, lives in Al...

  A baby is born to a Syrian refugee family every hour, the United Nations warned on Monday as it launched an appeal to aid Syrian children. Since the start of the conflict almost three years ago, more than 21,000 Syrian babies have been born as refugees in makeshift...