( al-Araby al-Jadeed )- International donors pledged billions of dollars in aid for war-ravaged Syria as the UN Security Council convened on Wednesday for emergency talks over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens in a rebel-held province. At a donor conference in Brussels, UN...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Men in coastal Tartus province have no option but to join brigade 145, voluntarily or by force, after informing all the governmental employees about the new decision. The governor of Tartus, Safwan Abo Saadi has issued a decision informing all employees aged between 18-50 to...

The European Union's aid chief called for more humanitarian access in Syria on Tuesday at an international conference meant to support the country's ailing peace prospects, but one that quickly got overshadowed by a chemical attack inside Syria. As Christos Stylianides spoke at the gathering...

The Palestinian women's football team saw a crushing defeat in their first match in Asian Cup qualifiers -- a 6-0 loss to Thailand -- but for captain Claudie Salameh, the score means little. "Playing football for girls in Palestine is an enormous challenge," she said after the match. "We...