Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 13 members of a family in the Sunni Muslim village of Baida on Sunday, in what activists said was the second massacre there, according to Reuters. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four women and six children...

Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly denounced the systematic destruction of mosques and Islamic monuments in Syria by the forces of the Syrian regime and its sectarian militias. ISESCO stated that tens of mosques and Islamic landmarks have...

Military support from  Iran  and its Shi'ite ally Hezbollah has given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad new impetus in his fight against the insurgents intent on ousting him, but at a price. Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider...

  Despite difficult security conditions and restricted access, UN agencies continue aid delivery in Syria   A spokesperson of the WHO declared that United Nations agencies are working to deliver humanitarian assistance, in spite of difficult security conditions and...