Egyptian security forces arrested Syrian artist, Hossam Malas, under charges of cooperating with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and providing weapons. Heavily Armed patrol raided his House in al-Doukki suburb in Cairo. Activists said the allegation against Malas is...

Crimes by Islamic militia 'State of Iraq an al-Sham' has been increasing,    amid an atmosphere of bewilderment among Syrians. The last crime was killing member of the revolutionary council in Lattakia and noble leader in Free Syrian Army. The commander of chief...

The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Wednesday denied a Russian charge that rebel fighters fired a projectile laden with the nerve agent sarin at a suburb of Aleppo in March, saying U.N. inspectors should be allowed to investigate the attack. Separately, Western diplomats said Russia...

  In the early days of the Syrian uprising, when opponents of the regime were desperate for assistance from any quarter, jihadist fighters were welcomed but a spate of abuses is fuelling a backlash. Things have changed. "Out, out, out, the (Islamic) State (of Iraq and Syria) must...