Syrian rebels have broken their intensified blockade of government-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, where residents were facing severe food shortages, according to Reuters. Shariah Authority has released a statement circulated to all FSA check points to allow entry of...

An army assault on Homs in central Syria entered its 13th day on Thursday, as the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan brought no relief to people in rebel areas, activists said. "There isn't a minute that goes by that we do not hear the sound of a rocket or a shell hit the besieged (rebel-held)...

General Issam Zaher Eddine, known as a savage brute, is Assad new top man in Aleppo replacing Mohamed Khaddour, according to activists.   Pro- Assad's Social media pages have circulated a message addressed to Bashar al-Assad to oust the Commander of military special operations in...

Political infighting threatened to stall Egypt's transition plans on Thursday, as the military cracked down on Muslim Brotherhood leaders it blames for inciting a clash in Cairo in which troops shot and killed 53 protesters. Monday's violence between supporters of ousted President...