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,”...

U.N.’s humanitarian chief should call for a cessation of hostilities not only in Moadamiyet al-Sham, Damascus suburbs, that has been besieged for months by the Syrian army, but also for the besieged neighborhoods of Homs, activists appealed, ''so that food and vital medical aid can be...

Fourteen female detainees released as part of hostage exchange but dozens of others still being held, activist says. Syrian regime authorities have released 14 women detainees as part of a hostage exchange but dozens of others are still being held, a prominent human rights activist has...

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...