Lebanon to expect a wave of refugees heading borders from the predominantly Alawite Latakia, Bashar al-Assad's hometown as Islamist rebels press more advances in Syria's northwestern province. Nada Abdelsamad, Lebanese journalist, said on her official Twitter account  as...

JABER CROSSING, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's overland trade has largely been paralyzed by recent border attacks from insurgents in neighboring Syria and Iraq — a spillover of regional turmoil threatening a close Western ally that has thus far succeeded in fending off Islamic militants....

  (Anadolu Agency)- The Secretary General of the Istanbul-based Syrian Turks' Association has pointed out the presence of a growing Iranian influence in Syria. "Syrian opponents are fighting against Iran, Hezbollah and secret powers rather than Syrian troops in...

(Reuters) - Rustom Ghazali, Syria's last chief of intelligence in Lebanon who was a suspect in the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, has died in Damascus, Lebanese media reported. A Lebanese source with ties to Damascus also said that Ghazali had died on Friday. The cause...