Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have acknowledged at the G8 meeting in Northern Ireland that they have a different…
The White House has announced today that President Barack Obama has approved for the first time a direct military aid…
The White House said today that Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons "on a small scale"…
EU foreign ministers have said they will not renew an arms embargo on the Syrian opposition, due to expire on…
Fighting has raged in Syrian town of Qusair near Lebanon border after government troops launched a major operation to seize…
The US has criticized Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to deliver missiles to the Syrian government. Chairman of…
Russia and the United States have agreed to work towards holding an international conference to find a political solution to…
Syrian state television has reported that Israeli rockets have hit Jamraya army research centre near Damascus. Witnesses heard huge explosions…
As Syria marks two years since the start of the nation's unrest, the EU is set to discuss lifting its…
The UN has confirmed that about 20 observers have been detained by about 30 armed fighters in the Golan Heights…
The United Nations has announced that the number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached a million.…
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has accused the UK government of bullying and naivety in its approach to the conflict in…
A car bomb exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus killing at least 31 people and sending smoke billowing across the…
Syrian footballer Youssef Sleiman has been killed in a mortar strike near a stadium in Damascus, state news agency Sana…
Syria has formally complained to the United Nations over a reported Israeli attack within its borders. Syria's army said Israeli…
Forty-eight Iranians held hostage by rebels in Syria since August have been freed, Iranian state TV reports. The Iranians were…
According to the UN, 1 million Syrians are going hungry and helpless due to the 22-month civil conflict in the…
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has delivered a rare TV address, denouncing his opponents as "enemies of God and puppets of…
Abulaziz al-Shalal, commander of Syria's military police, has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government and reportedly fled to Turkey. Lt.…
At least 90 people have been killed in a government air strike on a bakery in the central Syrian province…
President Barack Obama has announced that the US now formally recognize Syria's main opposition coalition as "the legitimate representative" of…
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, has underlined President Barack Obama's warning to the Syrian government not to use chemical…
Barack Obama has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he will face "consequences" if he uses chemical weapons against his people.…
Egyptair has announced it will resume flights to the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after a three-day…
At least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in Jaramana, a south-eastern district…