Let’s imagine a world in which Bashar al-Assad wins a military victory, remains in power, and defies the world to deal with him. Because, unfortunately, it appears to be an all too plausible scenario. An  influx of Hezbollah fighters  from Lebanon, and support from Iran’s...

  In the last few months Iranians have found themselves in a cyber no-man's land. Many are reporting international websites and online services, including Gmail and Skype, are often blocked and circumvention tools effectively squashed, making it difficult to communicate...

(Reuters) - In her red cotton summer dress, necklace and white bag slung over her shoulder she might have been floating across the lawn at a garden party; but before her crouches a masked policeman firing teargas spray that sends her long hair billowing upwards. Endlessly shared on...

   Turkey  has become an unlikely new source of vital diesel for the  Syrian regime  according to  shipping documents  and sources. Private  Turkish oil company   Aves , from the Mediterranean port city of Mersin, has loaded seven cargoes of ...