The U.S. government has begun outfitting a ship in its reserve ready force with equipment to enable it to destroy some of Syria's chemical weapons at sea in the event Washington is asked to assist in the effort, a defense official said on Sunday, according to Rreuters. The Maritime...

 Syrian activists say a new government helicopter strike on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo has killed 20 people, activists said. Sunday's attack is the second reported air attack in as many days on al-Bab, located east of Aleppo, Syria's largest city. On...

Three people were killed overnight in fighting in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said on Sunday, raising to nine the death toll in 24 hours of violence fuelled by sectarian tensions over Syria's civil war. The clashes between Tripoli's Alawite minority, which...

 Syrian peace talks planned for January must put in place a timeframe for a transitional government and should not involve any opposition group other than the National Coalition, Gulf Arab foreign ministers said. In a statement issued on Wednesday after they met in Kuwait,...