German authorities have arrested seven Syrian men and a German on suspicion of raping an 18-year-old woman in the southwestern city of Freiburg. Freiburg prosecutors said Friday that authorities haven't ruled out the possibility of more suspects being involved in the Oct. 14 assault....

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday urged the international community to provide humanitarian aid to help Syrian refugees return to their homes.  Aoun made the appeal at a reception held in Beirut for a visiting French parliamentary delegation.  “The vast...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian refugees who had gathered across Lebanon Thursday took off for their home country on buses provided by Syria's Transport Ministry, the state-run National News Agency reported. Ten days ago, 835 Syrian refugees registered with Lebanese General Security to return...

Bashar Assad met representatives of Russia's foreign and defense ministries in Damascus Friday, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday. During the meeting, they discussed development of situation in Syria and reaffirmed their commitment to the "destruction of terrorist...