Former Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab, who defected in July 2012 from Bashar al-Assad's government, is to compete for the National Coalition presidency chair S u nday evening, sources said to Zaman Alwasl. The Syrian opposition scheduled to meet on 15 and 16 January in...

The United States on Sunday appeared for the first time to hold out the possibility that  Iran  might play a role on the sidelines of a Syria peace conference even if Tehran is not formally invited. Washington, and Syrian opposition groups, have long had reservations...

Bahrain has named a Bahraini citizen who lives in Iran as a main suspect in what it called planned "terrorist acts" and said he and his collaborators had received training and other help from Tehran. Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, said last Monday it had foiled an attempt to...

Violence in Aleppo and Idlib comes as protesters rally against al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Fighters from several Syrian rebel factions have engaged in fierce battles against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in what activists say is...