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Arabs plan travel ban on Syrian officials-document

The Arab League plans to impose a travel ban on top Syrian officials as it steps up pressure to end a crackdown on ...

UN says ready to aid Arab peace mission to Syria

The United Nations is ready to support a proposed Arab League peace monitoring mission to Syria, where an ...

Syrian army shells villages after defectors attack

Syrian troops shelled two northern villages on Thursday after an attack by army defectors on forces loyal to ...

EU invites Arab League chief to talks on Syria

European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton has invited the Arab League`s chief to attend talks to discuss ways to ...

Algeria not to withdraw ambassador from Syria

Algeria will not recall its ambassador to Syria, Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said Sunday. "The ...

Arab League stand shows Syria`s "isolation": EU

The European Union backed the Arab League`s decision Saturday to suspend Syria until President Bashar al-Assad ...

Crowds attack diplomatic missions in Syria - residents

Crowds armed with sticks and knives attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and French and Turkish consulates ...

Syria, Arab League agree roadmap: Syrian TV

Syria and the Arab League have agreed on a roadmap to end the violence and a formal announcement is due to be made on ...

Syria, US recall envoys in new spat

Syria has recalled its ambassador to Washington, an official television station reported Monday, shortly after the ...

Nasrallah: President al-Assad believes in reform

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah underlined that Syria is a partner in the victories of resistance ...

Arab League chief urges syria`s positive response to Arab peace efforts

Arab League (AL) chief Nabil al- Arabi said Sunday that he hoped Syrian authorities positively deal with its efforts ...

Syria draft constitution to be ready in 4 months: SANA

President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked with preparing a new ...

Arab foreign ministers to discuss Syria on Sunday

Arab foreign ministers will meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s crackdown on ...

Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and ...

Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria

Russia and China joined forces on Tuesday to veto a European-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria ...