A Russian-backed proposal for Syrian President Bashar Assad to cede his chemical weapons to international control was slammed by opposition leader Salim Idriss. Idriss, head of the Syrian opposition's Supreme Military Council, says the effort, proposed by Russian Foreign Minister ...

The United States has reportedly started funneling weapons and technical equipment to rebel fighters in Syria. Citing US and Syrian sources,  the Washington Post  wrote that the CIA had begun delivering shipments of lethal aid in the past fortnight. The newspaper reported on...

  Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad marks his 48th birthday on Wednesday with a reason to celebrate: the threat of U.S. airstrikes against him has waned, despite ongoing bloodshed and brutality in his country. A Syrian pro-regime site called on residents of the capital Damascus to...

The threat of U.S. air strikes on their country may be receding for now, but Syrians queuing for passports in a central Damascus office were taking no chances. Dozens stood in line for hours on Tuesday, many returning for a second day, seeking passports in case talks over Syria's...