Lebanon's Hezbollah militia has conducted negotiations with armed opposition to release 11 militants who were captured during the ongoing battles near Damascus, according to website loyal to the Iran proxy in Syria. No more details have been revealed when or where yet,...

Southern Countryside of Damascus city has been under unprecedented fierce invasion by the Syrian regime, Hezbollah and Abo al-fadhl al-Abbas militia, many towns there were at the brink of falling in their hands.   “fighters have quickly learnt from what...

Lebanese authorities decided Monday to place Tripoli under army control for six months after a wave of sectarian killings linked to Syria's war left 11 dead in the main northern city. The decision was taken at a meeting between President Michel Sleiman, army chief General Jean Kahwaji...

Islamist fighters in Syria have taken over the ancient quarter of the Christian town of Maaloula and are holding several nuns in a monastery there, state news agency SANA said on Monday. Fighting for the town, about five km (three miles) from the main road linking Damascus to Homs, is...