The United States and Russia on Saturday agreed on an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by the middle of next year. In a landmark deal thrashed out in talks spanning three days, the two powers gave Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a week to hand over the details and...

The Obama administration will not press for U.N. authorization to use force against Syria if it reneges on any agreement to give up its chemical weapons, senior administration officials said Friday. The Russians have made clear in talks here between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and...

Al-Farouk battalions denied the accusation of Al-Qaeda-linked group, the 'State of Iraq and al-Sham' by treason and cooperation with Assad regime.  The well-known battalions said in a statement circulated by social media that all ISIS allegations is completely fake, the...

 Sweden on Friday advised Syrians against rushing to its embassies in a futile bid for asylum, saying that only those already in Sweden could apply.   In early September, Sweden became the first and so far only European Union country to promise blanket asylum to all...