None hurt by fallout from intensified battles between Syrian army and rebels; Israeli defense minister says Israel will respond if its interests are threatened, according to Israeli newspapers. Ten mortar shells exploded on the occupied Golan Heights from early Tuesday...

Syrians travelling to Egypt are now required to apply for a visa, after the authorities in Cairo issued a new rule amid soaring unrest in the country, consulate staff in Beirut told AFP on Tuesday. "There is a decision from Cairo that any Syrian travelling to Egypt must apply for a visa...

 Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad last month sent a three-man delegation to Qamishli for negotiations with Kurdish political parties “to resolve the Kurdish issue,” a knowledgeable source said to RUDWA, Kurdish website.   “A three-man delegation...

  Syria's pound -lira- has continued to slide down against the dollar after few 225% of its value in the black market since the outbreak of Syrian revolution against the Assad regime March 2011. The hysteric increase relied on many reason, the newest one is lack of Dollar...