In better times, Idlib Province in northwestern Syria was a major production center for olives, cotton, fruits and textiles. But since the early days of the bloody conflict in Syria, it has been a rebel stronghold and the scene of heavy fighting. Civilians fled the carnage...

The official Twitter page of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus posted a photo gathered leaders from the Syrian opposition between them the chairman of rebels' Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Salim Idriss with Mr. Robert Ford the U.S. ambassador to Damascus was took in Istanbul ....

  Emir of The Islamic State of Iraq an al-Sham, al-Qaeda affiliate group, declared  opening  a new Shariah court and Police station on Thursday in 'the new Islamic Emirate', Azaz, according to his twitter account .   The Sate new ...

The cultural heritage of the entire nation of Syria is on the World Monuments Fund's 2014 watch list. The group said Tuesday the landmarks it chooses are threatened by neglect, overdevelopment, or social, political and economic change. It listed 67 sites in 41 countries and territories....