Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali has hit out at human rights lobby groups and the United Nations for their silence on the atrocities ...

Russia wants to see a united and friendly Syria because instability there could affect the whole of the Middle East, the ...

The violence in Syria in recent days has shown how difficult it will be to unite a fractured country with deeply held ...

The United Nations estimates that some 90% of Syria’s population lives in poverty. “We are protecting all components of the Syrian people, and we do not discriminate between them. We will not ...

The United Nations on Monday urged an immediate halt to the “bloodshed” in western Syria, calling for accountability for those responsible for the violations.

Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...

Russia aims to see a stable and united Syria, fearing that chaos could impact the entire Middle East. Clashes have resulted ...

Syria's new government has formed a committee to investigate reported mass revenge killings of a minority group - after the United Nations human rights chief called for "swift actions".

A committee formed by Syria’s new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence has said the country was determined to ...

Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.

A fact-finding committee formed by Syria's new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence said on Tuesday the ...