(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese minister of labor blamed Syrian refugees in Sweden for Stockholm rejection of asylum applications of tens of Lebanese families who have been residing in Sweden for 10 years. In an interview with a TV station, Sajaan Qazi the Lebanese Minister of Labor said that Sweden...

Syrian resistance forces broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a major government military complex meant to end a month-long siege, insurgents and a monitoring group said. Pro-regime media outlets denied the siege had been broken. The...

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has denied any family tie with the prime minister he has just nominated following criticism that the two were related by marriage. The 90-year-old leader said Youssef Chahed "is not a member of my family." Sections of the media and opposition members have...

After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States before the end of September. State Department totals show that 2,340 Syrian refugees arrived last month in the United States. That's...