High-profile media companies including the  New York Times , the  Huffington Post  and Twitter lost control of their websites Tuesday after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached an Australian-based Internet company that manages many major site addresses....

      Following apparent chemical weapons attacks on August 21, 2013, in Eastern and Western Ghouta near Damascus, the United States, Britain, France, and other countries are assessing options for military intervention in Syria.   Human...

The Turkish lira fell further against the dollar on Wednesday, despite assurances by the central bank and amid tension over Syria. The lira fell to 2.06 to the dollar in initial trading, then rallied slightly to 2.0527, from 2.0382 at Tuesday's close. The Istanbul stock market fell by...

The border crossing between  Syria  and  Lebanon  was frantic on Tuesday, as it had been for many months. But, unusually, amid the hordes of people at passport control on the Lebanese side of the Masnaa crossing were queues of well-heeled Syrians – types not often on the...