The wife of prominent Syrian activist and journalist Mazen Darwish, detained by authorities since February 2012, on Sunday appealed for his release as a "goodwill gesture" amid peace talks in Switzerland. Her call came as Syrian government and...

A coalition member claimed that some opposition delegates to Geneva peace talks have applied for political asylum, according to Zaman Alwasl. The National Council member,  Mr. Marwan Hajjo al-Rifai, said in a message had been sent to the coalition leadership, that...

 Two days of face-to-face peace talks yielded a narrow and tentative agreement Sunday for women and children trapped in a besieged Syrian city, and the government said President Bashar Assad had no intention of giving up "the keys to Damascus." With little progress to show after...

World leaders and UAE residents have issued messages of support for UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, following  news of his stroke .  UAE state agency WAM reported on Saturday that Sheikh Khalifa, 66, suffered a stroke on Friday morning but was in a stable...