An article on Saturday from McClatchy News Service points to the extent of the disillusionment of the opposition Syrian National Coalition with Washington, amid continuing US delay in the provision of arms to the insurgency: “The longer the international community takes...

Fleeing the civil war in their home country, Syria’s female refugees are struggling with domestic violence and being exploited and harassed for sex by aid workers and strangers alike. Jamie Dettmer reports from Lebanon. They have escaped one war only to find themselves as casualties and...

Rachid Wahbi came to Syria from a Spanish slum, rushing toward death. And he didn’t plan to die alone. Facing a camera hours before the end, the bearded, 33-year-old cabdriver wore a black headdress and a black flak vest and held an AK-47 rifle. He spoke in hesitant classical...

This is turning into a dark and nervous summer in Lebanon. Peace depends on maintaining a delicate balance of power between different religious groups. This summer, the formula isn't working. The reason is the war in Syria. From the beginning, the Lebanese have been deeply divided...