Syria

What dictator became president of Syria on March 12, 1971?

While much of the rest of the world is waiting for the Assad regime in Syria to crumble, ...

The Red Cross on Sunday said that it has still not been able to access the Homs neighborhood ...

The European Union on Monday agreed to place more sanctions on Syria, citing the “regime’s continued use of ...

Several top officials in the Syrian regime are suspected of responsibility for committing crimes against humanity, including murder, ...

Two Western journalists and one local cameraman became the latest victims of the unceasing violence in the Syrian ...

Russia said it would not attend the Friends of Syria international meeting that seeks to discuss the ongoing ...

Syrian government forces began shelling the southern city of Daraa, the city where the first protests broke out.

Syrian President Bashar Assad called for a constitutional referendum on Wednesday to end decades of single-party rule.

What communist dictator was put on trial Feb. 12, 2002 for crimes against humanity?

“I just came from the field hospital. There are three large rooms full of corpses. I’ve seen over ...

Syrians and their supporters in Libya beset the Chinese embassy in Tripoli on Monday, hurling eggs, rocks and ...

The veto by China and Russia of the United Nations Security Council resolution to intervene in Syria, where ...

Syrian activists said on Monday that security forces have fired missiles, mortars, and artillery shells at neighborhoods in ...

The upheavals in the Arab world in 2011 brought much hope around the world that repressive governments of ...

The Arab League is expected to decide to extend its mission in Syria for another month after a ...

The Arab League observer mission in Syria is slated to end Thursday, with the bloc mulling on whether ...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday told Syria’s president to stop killing civilians.

A ship that departed from Russia carrying arms en route to Syria was stopped in Cyprus on Wednesday.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad needs to step down from power after nine ...

One of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s cousins was denied a visa by Switzerland’s high court.

Around 20 people were killed in the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday.

Amjad told New York-based HRW that his commander, Brig. Gen. Ramadan Ramadan, normally asked his subordinates to save ...

The continued onslaught against protesters in Syria has resulted in 5,000 deaths according to recent United Nations estimates.

Syrian opposition groups have warned of an impending massacre after being given a deadline by the regime to ...

The Syrian government and anti-government activists on Thursday said that one of its oil pipelines near the restive ...

The United States Treasury Department placed more sanctions on Syrian officials and firms Thursday to pressure the government ...