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More Indonesian citizens in Syria evacuated on Saturday

Stranded Indonesian citizens would be evacuated from Syria on Saturday (July 21) as tensions in the country continue ...

Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria

Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that threatened Syrian authorities ...

Security Council fears Syria impact on Lebanon

The UN Security Council has expressed "grave concern" about cross-border attacks on Lebanon from Syria. The ...

Annan to meet Putin on Syrian crisis

U.N.-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan on Syria will come to Moscow and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Syria troops foil border infiltration attempts: SANA

Syrian troops foiled attempts by "armed terrorist groups" to infiltrate the border from Lebanon during the night, ...

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 ...

Syrian navy undertakes war games

Syria`s navy forces on Saturday carried out war games using live ammunition, as part of military maneuvers that will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Syria ally Iran urges calm over Turkish jet shot down

Iran has urged Ankara and Damascus to show "restraint" over Syria`s shooting down of a Turkish fighter jet, Iranian ...

Russia plans to send three naval ships to Syria: US

The US military said Tuesday that Russia is preparing to deploy three naval ships to Syria for a mission that Moscow ...