UNITED NATIONS: Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons...
BEIRUT: Syria’s main opposition National Coalition on Tuesday insisted that President Bashar al-Assad should play no role in the country’s political future, while hailing the...
Damascus: Violence ravaged Syria into 2013 with the gruesome discovery of dozens of tortured, headless corpses in a Damascus district, clouding end-of-year efforts by peace...
Damascus: Bashar al-Assad’s deputy said a clear winner is unlikely to emerge in Syria’s war and he prefers a negotiated solution, in remarks at odds...
Damascus: Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Sharaa said in an interview to be published Monday that neither his government nor the rebels fighting to overthrow it...
Cairo: The Syrian government has agreed to a ceasefire during the four-day Muslim Eid holiday starting this week, international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said in...
Damascus: Syrian government forces launched two operations in Damascus to root out rebel activists on Wednesday, killing at least 70, the opposition has said....
Damascus: The Free Syrian Army, Syrian rebels, has formed a military council to coordinate operations around Damascus, it announced in an online video on Thursday....
Damascus: Syrian government on Tuesday passed a bill to lift 48-year-old state of emergency law, just hours after security forces fired on protesters....