The opposition Syrian National Coalition snapped back empty-handed from Kuwait’s Arab summit Wednesday, analysts and activists said. The key opposition group has failed to get Syria Arab League seat after continuous promises and pledges by Arab state senior officials....

An influx of almost 1 million refugees from  Syria  into neighboring Lebanon poses a serious threat to the already fragile country, but donor nations may not grasp the potential impact of further destabilization, a U.N. official said on Thursday. "There is not a single...

Islamist fighters from an al Qaeda splinter group bombed a large Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa on Wednesday, activists said. The mosque of Ammar bin Yassir and Oweis al-Qarni was once a destination for Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims from  Iran , Lebanon...

A Lebanese army officer was shot dead in the country’s second city of Tripoli during fighting between rival sects on Thursday, a security source and state media said. Lebanon’s National News Agency said masked men on a motorcycle had opened fire on the officer, Fadi...