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Syria death toll hits 120 in two days: report

At least 120 people were killed in a two-day crackdown by Syrian security forces against protesters, a group of ...

Syria rounds up regime opponents: rights group

Security forces have arrested dozens of people in raids across Syria even though President Bashar al-Assad has lifted ...

Two Syrian MPs, top cleric quit over bloodshed

Two Syrian MPs from the protest hub city of Daraa and its top cleric on Saturday told Al-Jazeera television they ...

End of Syria emergency rule not enough: activists

Two prominent Syrian human rights activists welcomed a decree signed by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday lifting ...

Thousands chant anti-Assad slogans at Syria funeral

Thousands of Syrian mourners chanted slogans calling for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the ...

Iran helping Syria crack down on protests

The United States accused Iran Thursday of helping Syria in its efforts to crack down on pro-democracy ...

Syrian president reshuffles cabinet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reshuffled the cabinet Thursday, aiming to improve the government` s performance ...

Syrian security officer `killed in Banias ambush`

A Syrian security officer was killed and another was wounded on Sunday when their patrol was ambushed in the coastal ...

Syria must stop shooting at protesters

Human Rights Watch called on Syria`s president to rein in his security forces and stop them from firing on ...

Gunfire heard in Syria`s Latakia after Assad speech

Gunfire was heard in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday after President Bashar al-Assad dashed hopes of an ...

Rights group reports dozens of arrests in Syria

Dozens of activists were detained in rallies across Syria on Friday, London-based rights group the Syrian Observatory ...

12 killed in Latakia: Syrian official

Twelve people were killed in clashes Saturday in the northern city of Latakia, presidential adviser Buthaina Shaaban ...

17 killed in attack on south Syria demo: activist

A total of 17 people were killed Friday when a demonstration headed to the Syrian protest city of Daraa was raked by ...

Foreigners should avoid interfering in Egypt: Syrian ambassador

Syrian Ambassador to Tehran, Hamed Hasan, expressed hope on Saturday that the foreigners would not interfere in the ...

New US envoy seeks better ties with Syria

The new US ambassador to Damascus, Robert Ford, presented his credentials to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on ...