Syria

Syria may have used sarin gas in chemical weapons against rebels

Syria may have used chemical weapons against rebels, the White House has said. US intelligence agencies believe "with varying degrees…

12 years ago

Umayyad Mosque minaret destroyed in Aleppo clashes

The minaret of Umayyad Mosque, one of Syria's most famous, has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of…

12 years ago

Children recruited into Syria war

A Save the Children report has revealed that an increasing number of children in Syria are being recruited by armed…

12 years ago

Aleppo university blasts kill more than 50 people

More than fifty people have been killed by two blasts in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, activists and officials…

12 years ago

Syria food shortage affects one million people after 22 months of civil conflict

According to the UN, 1 million Syrians are going hungry and helpless due to the 22-month civil conflict in the…

12 years ago

NATO warns Syria on chemical weapons

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, has underlined President Barack Obama's warning to the Syrian government not to use chemical…

12 years ago

Jaramana twin blasts kills at least 34 people in Damascus

At least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in Jaramana, a south-eastern district…

12 years ago

Syrian rebels capture Taftanaz airbase

Syrian rebels say they have launched a major offensive to capture key airbase at Taftanaz, in the north of the…

12 years ago

Turkey: Syrian shells kill five people in Akcakale

Turkey has contacted the UN and NATO after Syrian shells killed five people in Turkish town Akcakale near the border…

12 years ago

Ancient Madina souk in Aleppo’s Old City burns as battles rage

A blaze has swept though ancient markets in Aleppo, activists say, as rebels and government forces seek to gain control…

12 years ago

Syrian refugees will be 700,000 by the end of the year

UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, has warned that as many as 700,000 people could have fled Syria by the end…

12 years ago

Syrian warplane attacks gas station in Raqqa killing 30 people

A warplane has attacked a petrol station in the north-east of Syria, killing at least 30 people, opposition activists say.…

12 years ago

Manaf Tlas hints that French secret agents helped him flee Syria

Key Syrian defector General Manaf Tlas has hinted that French secret agents helped him flee Syria in early July. Manaf…

12 years ago

Iran NAM summit: Mohammed Mursi’s attack on oppressive Syria sparks walkout

Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has told a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Iran that the Syrian uprising is…

12 years ago

Riyad Farid Hijab, Syria’s PM, defects to Jordan

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the Jordanian government says. Riyad farid Hijab…

12 years ago

Kofi Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy

Kofi Annan is quitting as UN-Arab League envoy, the UN has announced. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Kofi Annan…

12 years ago

Syrian ministers Daoud Rajiha and Assef Shawkat killed in sucide attack in Damascus

Syria's defense minister Daoud Rajiha and his deputy Assef Shawkat, President Assad's brother-in-law, have died in a suspected suicide bombing…

12 years ago

Manaf Tlas, top Syrian general, has defected and is on his way to Paris

Manaf Tlas, a Syrian general from a powerful family close to President Bashar al-Assad, has defected and is on his…

12 years ago

Turkey sends rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns along its border with Syria

Turkey begins rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns deployment along its border with Syria after last week's downing of a fighter…

12 years ago

Syrian general and other high-ranking military figures defect to Turkey

High-ranking Syrian military figures have defected to Turkey, reports in Turkish media say. A general, two colonels, two majors and…

12 years ago

Syria expels ambassadors of Western states

Syria has decided to expel the ambassadors of several Western states, a week after governments around the world expelled its…

12 years ago

Turkish journalists held in Syria released after two months following Iranian mediation

Turkish journalists held in Syria for two months are on their way home after being released following Iranian mediation. Reporter…

13 years ago

Syria: at least 70 people killed in a massive explosion in Hama

Syrian activists say at least 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama. They said several…

13 years ago

Turkey accuses UN Security Council of indirectly supporting the oppression of the Syrian people

The United Nations Security Council has been accused by Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan of indirectly supporting the oppression of…

13 years ago

EU set to impose travel ban and asset freeze on Syria First Lady Asma al-Assad

EU foreign ministers are set to impose a travel ban and asset freeze on Syria First Lady Asma al-Assad, diplomats…

13 years ago