(Reuters) - Syrian businessmen and trade officials say they are worried the economic lifeline provided by Iran is under strain from plunging oil prices, despite public messages of support from Syria's strongest regional ally. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has relied on...

  BEIRUT (The Daily Star)- Lebanese authorities have arrested a Baath Party cell allegedly involved in handing over Syrian rebel fighters to Bashar Assad's regime after kidnapping them in Lebanon, security sources said Friday. The sources told The Daily Star that the all-Lebanese,...

The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that it would impose new sanctions "on those supporting the Syrian regime’s procurement of specialty fuels and base oil used in its military campaign against the Syrian people." The Treasury department designated 11...

A kindergarten in the northern province of Idlib has turned into an orphanage after becoming home to tens of children who lost one or both of their parents in Syria's civil war. Rawdat Al-Jinan kindergarten in the town of Salqin has basic facilities, but nevertheless,...