Syria’s opposition said peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Geneva took a step forward on Wednesday with discussions on a transitional government after four days of deadlock. There was no immediate confirmation of this from the regime ...
Ahmed Odeh was watching a YouTube video about the abysmal conditions in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, near Syria's war-torn capital Damascus. A small girl in the video was crying and shouting, "I'm hungry, I'm hungry." After watching the video, "I had the idea to make a...

The Syrian army is edging its way towards southeastern Aleppo as it battles rebel fighters for control of the northern city, a monitor and a pro-government daily said Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was a "limited advance" but the first by government troops in...