Three people were killed overnight in fighting in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said on Sunday, raising to nine the death toll in 24 hours of violence fuelled by sectarian tensions over Syria's civil war. The clashes between Tripoli's Alawite minority, which...

European ambassadors and intelligence officials are making discreet trips to Damascus in a bid to resume contacts with the Syrian regime after years of outspoken support for the opposition, diplomats say. "Since May, little by little, we have begun to return, at first cautiously for a...

In recent months, leading diplomats and statesmen from the international community have been logging frequent flier miles and consulting technical treaties in order to curb the use and development of chemical and nuclear weapons in Syria and Iran. While these efforts have seemingly...

Rebel group posted online a photo of an identity card of Russian mercenary working for Moran Security group in  Syria, more  documents   come among the mounting facts of involving the Russian security companies in war-torn country.   The...