As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President  Barack Obama . Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to...

    Assad forces backed by Hezbollah militia now control half of the Khaldiyeh district of Homs after ousting rebels in fierce fighting in the central Syrian city, a watchdog said on Saturday . ''The situation is getting extremely bad. No support to the Free...

Dozens of Mohamed Morsi's supporters were killed Saturday in Egypt's capital as violence erupted at mass rallies for and against the ousted Islamist president, medics and the Muslim Brotherhood said. The bloodshed came hours after the military-backed interior minister, Mohammed Ibrahim,...

  Assad forces held operations against members of Free Syrian Army and 50 Syrian soldiers were killed   At least 50 Syrian soldiers of Assad forces were reported dead during the operations between Assad forces and Free Syrian Army in Damascus capital of Syria,...