American and European intelligence analysts now believe that President Bashar al-Assad’s troops have used chemical weapons against rebel forces in the civil war in Syria, an assessment that will put added pressure on a deeply divided Obama administration to develop a response to a...

On Monday, June 10, 2013, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies announced the 2012/2013 Arab Opinion Index main findings. Conducted annually by the ACRPS, the Arab Opinion Index aims to offer information on Arab public opinion with respect to economic, social and...

 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that spillover from  Syria 's civil war threatens a 40-year-old cease-fire between Syria and  Israel  in the disputed  Golan Heights and recommended bolstering the vulnerable  U.N.  peacekeeping force there by more...

  ''we had attacked the Shabiha of Hatla village  who are supporting the Assad regime as they did days ago by killing 4 fighters of al-Qadisyya Brigade.'' FSA source to Zaman Alwasl said.   The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least...