Syria has long claimed that its chemical weapons were a deterrent against Israel, but analysts say the real target was Syrians, so their dismantling by the United Nations will not change the regional balance of power. “Syria’s chemical weapons were never a credible deterrence,”...

Upset at President Barack Obama's policies on  Iran  and Syria, members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are threatening a rift with the United States that could take the alliance between Washington and the kingdom to its lowest point in years. Saudi Arabia's intelligence...

   Four people have been killed and  dozens wounded by Assad army shelling on al-Rawdha mosque in al-Waer neighborhood, during 'Dusk' prayer (al-Maghreb), l ocal activists in the city of Homs said . The embattled neighborhood has been living under siege...

Bashar al-Assad forces targeted Monday parts of monument Krak des Chevaliers ,Qalaat al-Hosn, with 5 'Grad' missiles, Sham news network reported.    The rockets largely damaged the basic towers of the citadel, Sham reporter said, assuring it's not the first time...