(Reuters) - Turkey has started building a new wall along a fragment of its southeastern border with  Syria  as it struggles against smuggling, illegal migration and the threat from al Qaeda fighters among Syria's rebel ranks. Slabs of concrete have sprung up in...

  MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti) - Russia plans to send the initial batch of the Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers to Syria until the end of 2014, with further plans to fully complete the contract for 36 aircraft in 2016, the Kommersant newspaper wrote Monday, citing a source close to Russian...

AFP, Zaatari- The United Nations on Sunday rebuked donors for not doing enough to help millions of Syrian refugees in the region as well as host countries, saying “massive” aid is needed. “These countries received about three million registered...

By George Hadad; Translation by Yusra Ahmed Only in Syrian Regime: a minor police officer owns 11 properties worth more than a Pillion Syrian Pounds. A recent official document revealed the extent of corruption in the police system in Syrian...