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UNSC discusses Syria at closed-door meeting

The UNSC condemned "in the strongest terms" the Houla massacre, in which over 100 people were killed...

West expels Syrian envoys; media issues warning

Western nations expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats on Tuesday in the wake of a gruesome massa...

Romney welcomes mass expulsion of Syrian diplomats

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for increasing pressure on Russia to stop selli...

UN points finger at pro-Syrian thugs in massacre

The UN peacekeeping chief said he has seen no reason to believe that "third elements" were involved ...

US rules out military intervention in Syria

The White House says it remains opposed to military action in Syria, reasoning that would only lead ...

Children killed in Syria attack were executed: UN

A spokesman for the UNHCR says UN monitors found that less than 20 of the 108 people killed died fro...

Syria: Annan discusses peace plan with Assad

International envoy Kofi Annan`s peace plan appears increasingly shaky following a massacre of more ...

Now, $450,000 bounty to kill Syria’s President

The recent massacre in Houla killed over 100 people, including at least 32 children under the age of...

`Both Syrian forces, rebels to blame for massacre`

At least 108 people, around a third of them children, were killed on Saturday in Houla, according to...

McCain condemns Obama`s handling of Syrian crisis

Senator John McCain has condemned President Barack Obama`s foreign policy and his handling of the Sy...

‘Obama to seek Russia`s help to ease out Assad’

The US plan calls for a negotiated political settlement that would satisfy Syrian opposition groups ...

Situation in Syria remains serious: UN chief

Reports from Syrian activists say over 12,600 people have been killed in the country since a revolt ...

Syria: `260 UN observers from 60 states deployed`

The killings of civilians, Syrian servicemen and law enforcers continue in a number of Syrian provin...

Syria: Car bomb targets military compound

Security agencies in several Syrian cities have been targeted by a wave of explosions since late las...

UN observers tour resort town near Syrian capital

More than 200 UN observers have been deployed in restive areas in Syria to monitor a ceasefire plan ...

`Russia, China don`t support Assad` as Syria Prez

Over 200 UN observers have been deployed in Syria to monitor the ceasefire between the government an...

Syrian Christians fear Islamist rule if Assad goes

Christians in Syria are afraid their community would fall victim of religious extremism if Assad`s r...

Five killed in fresh violence in Syria: Monitors

A powerful blast rocked the Syrian coastal city of Banias during the night, killing four people, whi...

Syria: `Rebels kill 23 soldiers in Rastan`

The EU has imposed another round of sanctions on Syria in a bid to increase pressure on the governme...

Russia says al Qaeda behind Syria attacks

Twin suicide car bombs exploded outside a military intelligence building and killed 55 people last w...

UN convoy comes under fire in Syria

The European Union has sent 25 armoured vehicles to ensure the safety of the observers.

Sectarian clashes rock Lebanese city, three killed

The fourteen-month-old conflict in Syria has exacerbated sectarian and political tensions in Lebanon...

US colluding with al Qaeda-linked militants: Syria

Syria`s uprising started in March 2011 with mostly peaceful protests inspired by successful revolts ...

Is al Qaeda spreading terror in Syria?

The twin car bombings have raised fears that al Qaeda has taken advantage of the Syrian unrest to in...

EU condemns attacks in Syria

The UN Security Council strongly condemned several terrorist attacks perpetrated in Syria since Wedn...

Syria: 8 killed; Islamists claim Damascus blasts

A video posted online in the name of a shadowy militant group claimed responsibility for twin suicid...

Syria `foils bomb attack in Aleppo`

Syrian security forces killed the bomber, who had 1,200 kg of explosives in the car.

Russia wants Syria bloodshed to `stop immediately`

Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin called on the Syrian opposition to cut its relation...

Syria: Suicide bombers hit Damascus, 55 killed

The deafening explosions took place in an area that houses a military intelligence complex.

US extends sanctions on Syria

More than 9,000 people have been killed in Syria since the outbreak of a popular uprising against Pr...

UN chief slams Syria’s Parliamentary Elections

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has criticised the Syrian government for holding a national election while viol...

Syria: Parliamentary Elections underway

Unrest-stricken Syria kicked off Parliamentary Elections, with 7,195 candidates from 12 political pa...

Syrians expected to shun Parliamentary Elections

The Parliamentary Elections in Syria are widely seen as a sham that would do nothing to loosen Basha...

Time to try another tactic in Syria: White House

The White House says it may be time for the world to "admit defeat" in its current approach to viole...

Syrian forces attack university students, 4 killed

The UN admitted a shaky three-week-old truce in Syria is not holding but said the number of observer...

Syria: UN mission observers `calming` situation

The head of the UN mission to Syria admitted the ceasefire was "shaky" and not holding.

Fresh attacks target symbols of Syrian state power

In fresh attacks on symbols of state power, twin suicide bombs exploded Monday near a government se...

Syria: Central Bank attacked with grenades

The SANA agency says four policemen were hurt and the bank building was slightly damaged in attacks....

Syria truce ignored; deadly bombs in Idlib target security

Syria`s state news agency blamed terrorists for two bombs that detonated in the central districts of...

Head of UN mission in Syria urges halt to violence

The head of the UN observer mission in Syria called on President Assad and country`s opposition to a...

UN Syria observers visit Homs neighbourhood

The team in Homs is part of an advance team of 15 UN monitors in Syria who are trying to salvage a p...

Iran condemns Syria blast, blames outside forces

Syria is the chief Middle East ally of Iran, which has pledged its support to beleaguered President ...

`Syrian military unit comes under sea attack`

Gunmen in inflatable dinghies have attacked a Syrian military unit on the Mediterranean coast, the S...

UN chief encouraging militants: Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Syrian President`s continued crackdown on protests has reached...

Syria: Suicide bomber kills 10 in Damascus

A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital Friday, killi...

`Full team of 30 monitors in Syria by Monday`

Every effort is being made to deploy the full mission of up to 300 observers in Syria, the spokesman...

Withdraw weapons, troops: UN chief to Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded that the Syrian government immediately comply with its com...

Syria: UN observers visit suburb of Damascus

The UN has sent an advance eight-person observer team to Syria to support a peace plan by internatio...

Kofi Annan welcomes monitors force in Syria

International mediator Kofi Annan called on both Syrian government forces and opposition fighters to...

Violence persists in Syria as Annan urges truce compliance

The Security Council approved a resolution on Saturday expanding the UN ceasefire observer mission.

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