Some 2,500 civilians are trapped in the Syrian town of Homs, the scene of heavy fighting, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement on Tuesday according to Reuters. Ban called on the warring sides to do their utmost to avoid civilian casualties. He was...

    Islamist rebels in Syria's northern city of Aleppo issued an order on Monday banning women from dressing in what it considered provocative styles, angering some locals who accuse the group of overstepping its powers.   The Islamic law council of Aleppo's...

  National Coalition accused the Assad regime by targeting the state institutions in the city of Homs, particularly the Land Registry building in Homs.   The coalition considered In a statement, that such actions came alongside with regime's attempts to change the...

A senior U.S. official denounced Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian civil war Monday and accused the Shiite militant group of putting the interests of Iran and Syria above those of the Lebanese people. Underscoring growing sectarian bitterness, mainly Sunni rebels vowed to "liberate" two...