Caught at a stage in their lives when they should be concentrating on their studies and having fun with their friends, many Syrian teenagers are now in a position where they have to take on serious responsibilities, yet lack the autonomy of adulthood.

For many refugees I spoke to, their story about how they left begins with a deciding moment: "my house was destroyed"; "there was so much firing in the street, I could not get to the hospital just 10 minutes away"; "we saw too much killing".

The bomb blast that killed three members of the Syrian regime's inner sanctum on Wednesday is being touted as the most significant strike against Pres...

The Syrian regime is poised to use chemical weapons, according to a high-profile defector. Speaking to the BBC, Nawaf Fares, the regime’s former...

Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad has suffered the first defection of a close ally since the regime’s brutal crackdown of the rebels began more than 16 m...

Syria is heading for “all-out” war, according to Kofi Annan. Reported by Reuters, the international peace envoy warned that the restive state w...

Forces loyal to President Assad have exchanged fire with rebels in Damascus in an effort to retake parts of the capital. Reported by the BBC, the ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Syrian troops have stormed parts of the eastern city of Deir el-Zour and explosions can be heard throughout the area, according t...