The United Nations said on Tuesday it is finalizing the legal and logistical details of a mission by U.N. inspectors to Syria to investigate claims of chemical weapons attacks. "It is anticipated that these preparations will be completed within the next days, following which the date of the...

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad issued on Monday a legislative decree licensing private companies for protection and guarding services, State-run news agency (SANA) said. The decree stipulates that the Interior Ministry will be in charge of licensing these companies, giving them...

Syrian rebel fighters armed with anti-tank missiles pushed toward President Bashar al-Assad's hometown of Qardaha on Monday, the second day of a surprise offensive in the heartland of his minority Alawite sect, opposition activists said. Forces comprising 10 mainly Islamist brigades,...

The Syrian colonel is still astounded. He was directing operations from the second floor of building when he heard gunfire -- rebels had penetrated his headquarters via an underground tunnel. "One floor closer and I wouldn't be here to describe the attack," he said. The rebels killed 12...