The German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, has warned France and Britain of the consequences of arming the Syrian opposition, and stressed that there were terrorists in Syria that target Israel. In an interview with German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' published on Sunday,...

 Two suicide bombers hit a central Damascus square Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, activists and the state media reported. Activists said one of the explosions took place inside the police station there and that many among the dead were policemen. Syrian state TV quoted a...

Syrian rebels converged Monday on a military airport in Aleppo, where troops massed for a threatened assault, as the United States said it was considering "all possible options" to help the opposition. Buoyed by victory in the strategic town of Qusayr on the border with Lebanon, President...

Fighting is intensifying in northern  Syria , where rebels say President Bashar al-Assad's forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies are preparing an offensive after success last week in seizing a strategic town further south. The capture by Assad's forces and Hezbollah of the town...