Syria's armed opposition in a statement posted on YouTube yesterday said Geneva II peace conference in no more than a conspiracy on the Syrian people. 19 factions, including the Islam Army and Ahrar al-Sham assured their refusal for any solution will keep Bashar al-Assad or...

The European Union said Saturday it was ready to increase assistance to the World Health Organisation (WHO) if an outbreak of polio is confirmed in war-ravaged Syria. UN agencies are stepping up efforts to vaccinate children in Syria against a host of diseases and the WHO has received...

While the emergence of al-Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as a major force in the Syrian civil war has caused deep concern for many rebels, one group’s fighters claim its presence has given them a popularity boost. Until   ISIS   asserted its place in the war...

The toll from a car bomb explosion at a mosque in Suq Wadi Barada near Damascus Friday soared to at least 40, including seven children, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian government and opposition exchanged blame for the carnage in the town. Suq Wadi Barada is under...