Syria Forces Open Assault on Eastern City
The Syrian military defied growing condemnation and sent tanks into Deir al-Zour, the fifth-largest city in the country.
View ArticleSyria: Understanding the unrest
Five months into the country's uprising, a defiant Syrian regime continues its relentless assault on pro-reform protesters in the face of international rebuke and calls for restraint.read more
View ArticleAnalysis: After Libya, eyes turn to Syrian revolt
The downfall of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is likely to pave the way for increased Western attention to Syria and embolden protests against President Bashar al-Assad.read more
View ArticleEU Approves List Of 20 New Syria Sanctions Targets - Wall Street Journal
The European Union has approved the list of 15 additional Syrian individuals and five new entities who will be targeted by an asset freeze, a travel and arms embargo, a person familiar ...read more
View ArticleSyria moves to halt spread of unrest into central Damascus
Security forces in the Syrian capital of Damascus intensify checkpoints and patrols to keep an overnight surge of protests from spreading into the heart of the city, a stronghold for President Bashar...
View ArticleEU bans imports of Syrian oil over crackdown
The European Union on Friday imposed an embargo on oil imports from Syria as security forces in the country surrounded mosques in rebellious cities to prevent worshippers from pouring into the streets...
View ArticleSyria hit by a wave of deaths and arrests
Syria saw a wave of violence and arrests Sunday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Damascus to address issues including caring for the wounded and access to detainees...
View ArticleBashar Assad Agrees To Reforms To Stop Violence: Reports
Reuters reports that Syrian President Bashar Assad and Arab League Chief Nabil Elaraby have agreed to measures that could end months of violence. DP news reports that Syria said Assad and Elaraby...
View ArticleG8 ministers fail to agree on Syria, no plan on North Korea
Foreign ministers from the G8 group of rich countries failed to patch up deep divisions over Syria or come up with a plan on North Korea during a meeting in London on Thursday.read more
View ArticlePhilippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers
The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian...
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