As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President  Barack Obama . Their unusual mandate: think outside the box on how to...

Civilians in the vicinity of opposition fighters’ bases in the governorate of Tartous are at risk of summary execution by pro-government forces, Amnesty International said.  Following the deliberate killing of 13 members of the same family in the village of Al Baydah, the organization...

Zaman Alwasl reporter in Istanbul reported about inappropriate behavior by the Media Coordinator of the Opposition National Coalition media, who exploited his position for personal interests, besides many abuses against the office staff and other Syrian media activists....

Community activists say refugees face harassment over their presumed support for ousted president's Muslim Brotherhood Syrian refugees in  Egypt  are bearing the brunt of a sudden wave of xenophobia, in one of the more unexpected side effects  of the removal  of...