Leaders of the Group of Seven major economies agreed to impose extra sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine , where armed pro-Moscow separatists detained a group of international observers and accused them of being NATO spies. The United States said its part of...

Syria hopes to attract foreign investment in tourism, a government minister said on Friday, despite a three-year civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and devastated many historic sites. “The situation in Syria isn’t as the world imagines. There are areas that...

By P U L S E Media Org| In the West, Robert Fisk and Seymour Hersh are considered critical journalists. They occupy dissident positions in the English-speaking press. Among Syrians, however, they are viewed very differently. The problem with their writings on Syria is that it...

Moscow (AP) | Russia on Friday dismissed recent reports of the Syrian government using chemical weapons on rebel-held areas as fabrication. The U.N. Security Council called for an investigation Wednesday over allegations that government forces have attacked rebel-held areas with...