Syria's prime minister arrived in Tehran Friday for talks with the leaders of close ally Iran ahead of a peace conference aimed at ending his country's civil war , the state broadcaster reported. During his three-day stay, Wael al-Halqi will meet President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign...

Syrian activists posted online footage of anew chemical weapons attack Thursday, September 28 by Bashar al-Assad army on the suburb of Jobar near Damascus. ''At 4:00 a.m. this morning 8 cases of suffocation with some form of toxic gas were registered in the...
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have recaptured a Christian town on the main highway north of the capital, the army said, putting them back on the offensive in the strategic region near the Lebanese border. Assad's forces have made advances in recent months and are...