Further diplomatic discussions on ending the Syrian conflict could occur as soon as the end of this week, a State Department spokesman said on Monday, acknowledging that Iran would eventually need to be involved in the talks on a political transition in Syria. "At some point ... we know there's...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) The Lebanese human rights activist Nabil Halabi released on his personal facebook page that news about freeing Abir al-Jaoor, the abducted Syrian girl who was abducted by a former criminal close to the Hezbollah militia in the town Alain in Baalabek area, and she...

Huge crowds of black-clad Shiite faithful massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday, crying and beating their chests to commemorate the prophet's grandson, who died in the seventh century. The holy day of Ashura was marred by attacks in Pakistan and Bangladesh but got under...

Militants loyal to Bashar al-Assad in northern rural Homs have kidnapped 20 women to press on rebels freeing corpses of regime soldiers who were killed in the ongoing clashes, activists said Thursday. Rebels said 15 regime army soldiers have been killed yesterday and 7 tanks and vehicles were...