Despite the constant threat of bombings, some residents of the Syrian capital are intent on leading as normal a life as possible. In this exclusive report, FRANCE 24 meets a number of Syrians trying to go about their daily lives.   Fighting between government and rebel...

Americans strongly oppose U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war and believe Washington should stay out of the conflict even if reports that Syria's government used deadly chemicals to attack civilians are confirmed, a Reuters/Ipsos poll says. About 60 percent of Americans surveyed said...

President  Barack Obama  received a "detailed review of a range of potential options" from his top advisers on Saturday on how the United States and its allies could respond to an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government, the White House said, according to Reuters....

Israel believes that the United States will respond militarily to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons, according to unnamed Israeli military sources quoted by the Hebrew website Ynet on Saturday night. When proof surfaces that the Assad regime used chemical weapons last Wednesday,...