A U.N. convoy of about 80 trucks is ready to cross the Turkish border into Syria for the first time, aid officials said Wednesday, in a step they hope will pave the way for humanitarian access to the country’s most desperate areas . The convoy became possible...

Syrian soldiers have raised the national flag on the battlements of a 900-year-old Crusader castle after a three-month siege that ended on Thursday when rebel fighters fled. The recapture of Crac des Chevaliers, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a real and symbolic victory over...

Syrian rebels have taken the Gharz central prison in Daraa in southern Syria, freeing about 300 to 400 detainees. Al-Omari brigades, Islamist rebel group, also say they have taken the vehicle training grounds to the south of the prison and a “secret facility”. Syria...

A 107-year-old woman who fled the conflict in Syria has arrived in Germany to be reunited with her family, including her newborn great-great-granddaughter, officials said Monday. Sabria Khalaf had fled her home in Syria seven months ago with her son Kenan, travelling to Turkey and then...