The embattled neighborhood of al-Waer in Homs still a main target for Basher al-Assad’s sporadic mortar fire, activists reported. Assad’s forces have intensified efforts to overrun the last stronghold of Homs, Syria’s...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Lebanon is under massive pressure as tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the war in neighboring Syria continue to stream in, likely reaching a total of 1.5 million people by the end of the year and heightening tensions in the tiny, overburdened country,...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed Othman Bdaiwi, minister of Local administration and refugee affairs, denied all accusations of Mohamed Yahya Maktabi, the Coalition member, in his complaint against the Minister. In his respond to the complaints,...

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has referred nine expatriate Arabs to a state security court on charges of joining al Qaeda, collecting donations and recruiting fighters for al-Nusra Front in Syria, state news agency WAM reported on Monday. The agency said two...