The Syrian civil war is creating a humanitarian crisis beyond the reckoning of even the world's most experienced aid workers. There is a saying that you can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.

United States Congressman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that he plans to introduce a bill that would allow President Obama to transfer weapons t...

Two years ago, Turkey was on its way to being a player in Central Asia, a major power broker in the Middle East, and a driving force in international politics. What happened?

As intractable as the Syrian war looks, there is room for a political resolution, but only if the protagonists and their supporters stand down.

BEIRUT — Cellphones in Syria rang, buzzed and chirped Thursday with an ominous text message from the military to members of the armed rebellion:...

KAFAR HAMRA, Syria — Civil war has chased Fatima Ghorab and her brood of some two dozen women and children across Syria in search of safe havens...