Local Emir of Jabhat al-Nusra, an Iraqi, was killed by clashes with regime forces, activists in the town of al-Sekhna, east Reef Homs, reported to the London-based Human Rights observatory. The Regime forces have been able to retake the town after clashes begun with al-Nusra...

In the first two weeks of Ramadan, 1,262 Syrians were killed. The news didn’t make headlines and people were not agitated. This makes us wonder if what’s happening in Cairo killed the Syrian revolution or if the latter is fading into the background like what happened with Iraq after...

Fleeing the civil war in their home country, Syria’s female refugees are struggling with domestic violence and being exploited and harassed for sex by aid workers and strangers alike. Jamie Dettmer reports from Lebanon. They have escaped one war only to find themselves as casualties and...

The awful conflict in  Syria  grinds on, with more than 100,000 dead and no end in sight. The calls to "do something" - anything - become louder: arm the rebels, enforce a no-fly zone, send in the Marines. Before the  United States  acts, Americans should reflect on the...