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Syrian Hajis eye Kingdom asylum

Haj pilgrims from Syria have refused to return home after completing the pilgrimage citing the ongoing political unrest and have appealed for asylum in the Kingdom. With the deadline for leaving the Kingdom having expired, about 1,200 Syrian pilgrims approached the Haj Ministry to...

Nasrallah vows to defeat Syria 'extremists'

(Al Jazeera)- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has declared "victory" for his movement against self-declared jihadists in Syria as tens of thousands of Shia Muslims gathered in Beirut to commemorate Ashura. The Shia armed group has sent thousands of fighters into neighbouring...

Analysis: In Syria, no good options for West

UNDATED (AP) — With the U.S.-led assault on the Islamic State group, the world community is acting in Syria, but not in the Syrian civil war. When it comes to the issue that has undermined the region — the survival or fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad — there is still no...