A fresh date for talks aimed at bringing an end to the ongoing conflict in Syria has been set for January 22. Negotiations will take place in Geneva according to the United Nations. It is unclear who will attend and there is no mention of whether Iran will be invited. UN...
The World Health Organization is likely to announce more cases of polio in war-ravaged Syria this week, a spokeswoman said on Monday, after the incurable virus was confirmed this month in 13 children who became paralyzed. "(The outbreak) is expected to spread within the country, which...

Miscalculations by the Syrian regime, opposition groups and U.S. government left them all unprepared for the Aug. 21 gas attack As Syrian troops battled rebel forces in the Damascus suburbs Aug. 18, U.S. eavesdropping equipment began picking up ominous signals. A special Syrian...