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Syria`s Assad orders parliamentary elections on May 7

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Tuesday a presidential decree to hold the parliamentary elections on May 7, ...

Russia, China step up Syria peace efforts

Russia and China, who twice blocked UN resolutions to condemn ally Syria, were Monday stepping efforts to find a ...

US believes Iran increasing secret aid to Syria

Iran is stepping up its military and intelligence support for Syrian government troops in their crackdown against ...

ban demands unconditional humanitarian aid to Syria

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday demanded unconditional humanitarian access to Syrian cities, saying there were ...

5 Syrian troops killed in clash with deserters

Five Syrian soldiers were killed on Tuesday in fighting with deserters in the restive southern province of Daraa, a ...

UN rights council hope for positive Syrian response on aid

The head of the United Nations Human Rights Council said Monday she hoped for a "positive response" from Syria to ...

ICRC fails to evacuate wounded journalists from Homs

The Red Cross Saturday failed to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from battered Homs ...

US backs humanitarian ceasefire in Syria

The United States supports calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring relief to civilians caught up in a ...

Russia boycotts friends of Syria meeting

Russia on Tuesday said it would not attend an international conference in Tunis this week aimed at seeking political ...

Iraq wants Syria to participate in Arab Summit: pm

Iraq wants Syria to participate in an Arab summit that is to be held in Baghdad if it is not barred from doing so by ...

China opposes forced regime change in Syria: envoy

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun said Beijing opposed armed intervention and forced "regime change" in Syria, a ...

IIsolating Syria a mistake: Russia

Shutting Damascus out of talks to end the brutal crackdown in Syria would be a mistake, Russian Foreign Minister ...

37 Indonesians being evacuated fromSyria

More than 37 Indonesians are being evacuated from Syria following worsening of political crisis in the country, the ...

Switzerland closes its embassy in Syria

Switzerland has decided to close its embassy in Damascus and called on all Swiss citizens to immediately leave Syria, ...

news focus: RI concerned over violence in Syria, calls for peaceful solution

The anti-government protests in Syria and the harsh responses by President Bashar Al-Assad`s regime has reportedly ...