Plans for talks to end the fighting in  Syria  were in jeopardy on Tuesday after the opposition refused to attend unless President Bashar al-Assad is forced from power and a furious Saudi Arabia made clear it would no longer co-operate with the United States over the civil war....

 The rise of Islamist groups fighting Syria's Western-backed rebels has emboldened the Syrian government and will make it harder to extract concessions from Damascus at any peace talks, a US official said on Monday.   The United States hopes to bring...

Bashar al-Assad forces targeted Monday parts of monument Krak des Chevaliers ,Qalaat al-Hosn, with 5 'Grad' missiles, Sham news network reported.    The rockets largely damaged the basic towers of the citadel, Sham reporter said, assuring it's not the first time...

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said that  "factors are not yet in place" for peace talks despite efforts by world powers to convene a meeting next month. In an interview with on Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television, broadcast on Monday, Assad also said he desired a third term as...