Syrian revolution has lost today a noble knight, a man who is full of dignity and honor; in these words social media activists lament the rebel commander, Yaser Aboud, who passed away recently in Daraa battles. The dissident Syrian Army Colonel, who spent most of his...

Al-Qaeda-linked group in a statement issued today claimed killing Assad's intelligence head in Deir al-Zour days ago. Jameh Jameh had been killed by the mortar rounds ofJabhat al-Nusra during its liberation battle of al-Rushdia neighborhood, 250 soldiers of Assad's army have...

Facebook FB   -0.87%  is suffering a system outage Monday morning that is preventing people from posting status updates. It’s unclear how widespread the issue is, how long it has gone on, and whether it is affecting just the website or apps, too, but rest assured it isn’t...

Polio has returned to Syria after a long absence, and other dangerous diseases are on the increase The World Health Organisation has recorded the first suspected outbreak of polio for 14 years in   Syria , sparking renewed alarm at the collapse of health care caused by the country's...

  U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was in Baghdad Monday on the next leg of a regional tour to build support for talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war, the foreign ministry said. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met Brahimi at the airport, a statement on the...

  Syrian refugees once sought sanctuary in Turkey from the forces of President Bashar Assad, but now a reign of terror imposed by hard line Islamic fighters linked to al Qaeda is what’s forcing many to flee across the border, Syrians have told NBC News. “We...

Syrian Network for Human Rights have documented killing of 267 people during Muslim's major holiday, Eid al-Adha, with a daily death average of 67 victim per-dayday. SNHR reported killing of  175 civilians including 41 children, 23 women  and 4 prisoners...

He's practically a one man band, but Rami Abdurrahman's influence extends far beyond his modest home in this small English city. The bald, bespectacled 42-year-old operates the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights from his house in the cathedral city of Coventry — and a review of recent media...

  One of the nine Lebanese hostages held in Syria by rebels said in Press conference that the War is against shia, nothing else. Following their arrival in Lebanon, the freed hostages were brought to their homes in Dahiyeh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, where they were...

Tonnes of medicine became under rebels control after capturing Tamico factory in Damascus suburbs yesterday, according to footage has circulated on the internet. The most important medicine was the anti-dote, Atropine, the simplest treatment for nerve gas attacks....

  A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with 1.5 tons of explosives killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens in the Syrian city of Hama on Sunday, state media and a monitoring group reported. The man blew himself up inside the vehicle on a busy road on the...

  A Bulgarian belly dancer, who expressed her sincere empathy with the Syrian refugees, is allocating some of her income to help them, according to Zaman Alwasl reporter. Karina Zakhryiva, 34, mother of 4-year-old girl, based in Bulgaria, has donated $ 750 to...

  A key opposition group, National council, will send its participants list in Geneva peace conference to the coalition after proclaiming that it would not attend proposed peace talks in Geneva and would quit the Coalition if it participated, according to Zaman Alwasl....

Known for her daring music videos, sell-out concerts and being at the front row of fashion shows worldwide, Lebanese pop diva Haifa Wehbe is now championing a more humanitarian cause closer to home. Wehbe was appointed on Friday as the Lebanese Communications Ambassador for Humanitarian...

JPMorgan agrees deal to settle probes into bad loans sold before the 2007 crisis, but criminal proceedings to continue. JPMorgan has agreed a provisional deal with the US government to pay $14 billion to settle investigations into bad mortgage loans the bank sold to investors...

Francois Hollande, France's president, has said a Roma schoolgirl deported after being forced off a bus full of her classmates may be allowed to come back, but without her family. Hollande's comments on Saturday came amid protests by thousands of high school students against Leonarda...

Nine Lebanese hostages held in Syria by rebels arrive in Lebanon as two kidnapped Turkish pilots return to Istanbul. Nine Lebanese pilgrims held hostage in Syria for 17 months arrived in Beirut after being freed in exchange for two Turkish Airlines pilots seized in Lebanon in August....

Arab nations appeal to the kingdom to reverse its decision and take up seat on the UN Security Council. Arab nations have appealed to Saudi Arabia to reverse its unprecedented decision to reject a seat on the United Nations Security Council.  Arab UN ambassadors...

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas chief in Gaza, says the group has not interfered in the violence in either Egypt or Syria. The Gaza Strip's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh has denied reports that his group was involved in fighting in the neighbouring Egyptian Sinai or in Syria. "We...

Gunmen in disguise kill lieutenant of once-powerful Tijuana cartel during family children's party. The eldest brother of Mexico's once powerful Arellano Felix drug cartel family was killed by gunmen dressed as clowns at a children's party, according to a Mexican investigator....