Two Syrians died Wednesday when a fire erupted in their room south of Beirut, authorities said. Shireen Kh., 25 and her 1-year-old baby Zahraa died in the incident, the Internal Security Forces said on Facebook. Separately, a massive fire erupted inside a shack in an agricultural area in...

(The Daily Star)- A number of Syrians refugees from Aleppo who live in Lebanon say they will not return home for the time being and the security situation still dictates their timetable, even after the regime retook the country’s second city. For the families that spoke to The Daily Star...

A draft U.N. resolution obtained by the Associated Press would impose sanctions on 11 Syrians and 10 Syrian organizations and companies allegedly involved in chemical weapons attacks in the war-ravaged country. The proposed Security Council resolution would also ban all countries from...

Before braving a 'trip of death' to escape Syria, Talal Rankoussi was a chef in a Damascus restaurant considered the largest in the world. Bawabet Al Dimashq -- Damascus Gate -- still holds that distinction in the Guinness Book of Records as it can seat over 6,000 people. So...