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....

Lebanon's Hezbollah militia has conducted negotiations with armed opposition to release 11 militants who were captured during the ongoing battles near Damascus, according to website loyal to the Iran proxy in Syria. No more details have been revealed when or where yet,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan in Moscow on Tuesday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.   Details of the planned meeting are not immediately available, but the talks are likely to focus on the...

Deaths and injuries were reported on Tuesday after a suicide bomber blew himself up in central Damascus, Syrian state television said. “A terrorist suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the Jebbeh district of the Jisr al-Abyad neighborhood, causing...