The Latest Breaking News from Syria

The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the Middle East and Sudan to assess dire humanitarian situations and escalating demands for food from millions of people trapped or fleeing conflicts

An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country on foot seven months ago on a Christian pilgrimage

ON THE GROUND: Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war. Now, in the very same spot, he tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it…

UN expresses concern over Israeli airstrikes in Syria, calls for de-escalation and compliance with agreements for peace.

The Defence Secretary said the UK was focused on ensuring a stable, peaceful transition in Syria.

Bashar al-Assad's government has been accused of carrying out torture, rape, summary executions and other abuses since since Syria's civil war started in 2011.

Syrians mourn activist Mazen al-Hamada, demand justice for missing detainees under Assad's regime. Funeral procession in Damascus calls for accountability ...

Travis Timmerman said he had been held since being detained after entering the country from Lebanon seven months ago

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