Fire by snipers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is blocking efforts to evacuate 12 Syrian and Lebanese Orthodox nuns from their convent in the town of Maalula, which was overrun by rebels on Monday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Tuesday, citing rebel sources....

International aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday launched a “12 Days of Giving” appeal to help destitute Syrian refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon survive the region’s harsh winter months.   “Oxfam will be doing the best they can by delivering winter kits...

  The Iranian armed group Jeish al-Adl (Army of Justice) issued on Tuesday a statement claiming responsibility for attacking an Iranian military base near the southern city of Saravan. The statement said that dozens of Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed...

Southern Countryside of Damascus city has been under unprecedented fierce invasion by the Syrian regime, Hezbollah and Abo al-fadhl al-Abbas militia, many towns there were at the brink of falling in their hands.   “fighters have quickly learnt from what...