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18th Syrian general defects to Turkey: diplomat

A Syrian general and several soldiers crossed into Turkey on Monday, a Turkish diplomat told AFP, bringing the number ...

Ban calls inactions on syria "license" to massacre

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on the UN Security Council to take strong action to halt the Syria war, warning ...

Russia rejects UN sanctions against Syria

Russia rejected calls for sanctions against Syria on Thursday, while the United States warned the UN mission to the ...

Clashes erupt in central syrian town, some 200 allegedly killed

Syria`s state TV said late on Thursday that armed groups have committed a massacre in al- Traimseh town of central ...

Defected Syrian ambassador "discharged": foreign ministry

Syria`s ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf al-Fares, who announced his defection to the opposition, has been "discharged," the ...

Iran reaffirms full support for Annan`s Syria plan

Iran on Tuesday reaffirmed its full support for international envoy Kofi Annan`s peace plan aimed at ending the Syria ...

Russian fm urges implementation of Geneva accord on Syria

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow would like to see the Geneva communique reached by the major ...

Russian fm urges implementation of Geneva accord on Syria

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow would like to see the Geneva communique reached by the major ...

Clinton meets Abbas before talks with Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday the Palestinian-Israeli ...

Iraq says Al Qaeda members crossing into Syria

Iraq has "solid information" that al Qaeda militants are crossing from Iraq into Syria to carry out attacks and ...

Geneva meeting reaches agreement on Syrian-led transition

Ministers attending the Action Group meeting on Syria that concluded in Geneva on Saturday have agreed upon a set of ...

Indonesia calls for immediate settlement of crisis in Syria

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for an immediate and concrete solution to the crisis in ...

US condemns attack on pro-government broadcaster in Syria

The United States on Wednesday condemned the attack on a pro-government broadcaster in Syria, placing hope on an ...

Annan proposes transitional government for Syria: Envoys

International envoy Kofi Annan has proposed setting up a Syrian transitional government that could include followers ...

Turkish-Syrian relations plunge with fallen fighter jet

On the eve of the NATO meeting called by Turkey to discuss Syria`s downing of its plane, relations between the two ...