Syrian rebels have broken their intensified blockade of government-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, where residents were facing severe food shortages, according to Reuters. Shariah Authority has released a statement circulated to all FSA check points to allow entry of...

Political infighting threatened to stall Egypt's transition plans on Thursday, as the military cracked down on Muslim Brotherhood leaders it blames for inciting a clash in Cairo in which troops shot and killed 53 protesters. Monday's violence between supporters of ousted President...

 Assad's regime committed a new crime against detainees by unknown number of Field executions in the Intelligence branches, activists said. More than 300 women and girls are detained in Palestine Branch of Military Intelligence, practiced the worst forms of torture....

The fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt  has put a new spring in the step of Bashar al-Assad, who sees it as a sign that Islamists - including those spearheading the Sunni-dominated rebellion against him - are in decline. Exuding confidence after a recent successful army...