Pharmacies in Damascus suffer from a severe shortage of children’s milk, especially the third category growth milk for children aged between 1-3 years and infant milk prices increased sharply. Syrian regime government raised the Iranian manufactured milk called (nan1 and nan 2)...

  Lebanese military court decided to arrest the leader of the "Islamic Tawhid" Hashim Minqara, under the accusation of hiding information from the authorities related to the bombings of Altaqwa and Alsalam mosques in Tripoli . The arrest came alongside arresting Ahmed Gharib...

By 50 to 42 percent, more Americans say the United States should not take broad military action against the Syrian government for its alleged use of chemical weapons, according to an  NBC News poll  released Friday. The public is more open to  President Obama’s proposed...

The price of oil fell to near $108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for October delivery was down 77 cents to...

Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency has reportedly obtained detailed information about Aug. 21 chemical attacks in Syria that killed hundreds, including the list of army forces that took part in the attacks. The chemical attacks was allegedly conducted by Syrian regime forces...

President Obama has not ruled out a limited strike against Syria, despite rising congressional reluctance and the refusal by Great Britain’s Parliament to be part of a military engagement, administration officials told congressional leaders Thursday. “The officials made clear that the...

The Local council of liberated Aleppo has resumed its work after putting all its activities on hold a week ago, as it became unable to pay salaries to employees.  Well-informed source told Eqtsad that the council had received $180,000 from the Support Coordination Unit that...

French President Francois Hollande said a British parliamentary vote against taking military action in  Syria  would not affect France's will to act to punish Bashar al-Assad's government for an apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians. Hollande told the daily Le Monde in...

    Fears of sectarian revenge have raised among people of rebel-held areas in Latakia province, especially the Sunni villages like Slama, al-Heffa and other villages with Turkman minorities.  Assad's army has taken full control on all rebel-held areas in Latakia,...

  Qatar’s first ever independently operated satellite, Eshail 1 , is slated to  has launched into space tonight at 11:30 pm Doha time, from the European Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana. The satellite was taken into space by...

More than two years into Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad is settling his bills for Russian arms orders through the Russian banking system to try to shore up ties with his most powerful ally, according to a Russian arms industry source. The payments, which have increased in...

  Prime Minister David Cameron's government on Thursday accused the Labour party of "giving succour" to   Syria n President Bashar al-Assad, after the opposition party made clear it would not support an imminent military strike against   Syria . In a move that...

As the world argues over how to prevent more civilian deaths in  Syria , UNESCO warned on Thursday that a rich cultural heritage was being devastated by the conflict now in its third year. Clashes have damaged historical sites and buildings throughout the country, from Aleppo's...

 Assad's forces have removed several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, possibly to protect the weapons from a Western attack, opposition sources said on Thursday. The move from the position in the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, one of Syria's...

 While the alleged US strike is getting close, the Assad regime is looking for an escape for its soldiers, the suitable shelter is schools and Universities according to reports by activists and eye-witnesses. Previous reports reported that Assad had evacuated the...

Despite Western powers beating the war drums after allegations that Syria’s government used chemical weapons against its civilians, American pop star Miley Cyrus has managed to steal the limelight.  Cyrus, 20, ranked top on Twitter Wednesday after her bikini-clad, sexualized performance...

Russia will send two ships to the east Mediterranean to strengthen its naval presence because of the “well-known situation” there, Interfax news agency said on Thursday referring to the Syria crisis. The agency quoted a source in the armed forces’ general staff as saying an anti-submarine...

French President Francois Hollande said “everything must be done to seek a political solution” to end the Syrian crisis after meeting with the Syrian opposition chief, Ahmed al-Jarba, who earlier championed military action against regime of President Bashar al-Assad, in Paris on Thursday....

With America's credibility tarred, persuading anyone other than France and Britain will be difficult. It was perhaps the greatest "Perry Mason moment" in the history of the UN Security Council. When U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson challenged his Soviet counterpart, Valerian Zorin, to...

So the U.S. launches a military strike. Then what? As the Obama administration and the  U.S. military  plot military action against Syria, they should be spending just as much time — and arguably more — considering what happens next. Once Washington crosses the threshold of...