Bashar al-Assad
UN: World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes
World
March 5, 2014
UN: World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes
All sides in Syria's civil war are using shelling and siege tactics to punish civilians and big powers bear responsibility…
OPCW: Syria has relinquished about a third of its chemical weapons
World
March 4, 2014
OPCW: Syria has relinquished about a third of its chemical weapons
Syria has shipped out about a third of its chemical weapons stockpile, including mustard gas, for destruction abroad, the global…
Turkish foreign minister says world has failed Syria
World
February 26, 2014
Turkish foreign minister says world has failed Syria
Turkey's foreign minister said Syria's worsening war now posed a danger to all countries because President Bashar al-Assad's government had…
Car bomb kills nine people in Syrian town of Atmeh: activists
World
February 23, 2014
Car bomb kills nine people in Syrian town of Atmeh: activists
At least nine people were killed in a car bomb attack on Sunday near a field hospital in the Syrian…
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
World
February 22, 2014
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria that threatens to take…
Homs governor says detained evacuees to be freed
World
February 13, 2014
Homs governor says detained evacuees to be freed
Men arrested by the Syrian authorities after being evacuated from besieged districts of Homs under a UN-brokered ceasefire will be…
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
World
February 11, 2014
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
The Syrian government and the opposition met face to face on Tuesday and observed a minute of silence for people…
Syrian state TV: Government will join next round of Geneva peace talks
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February 7, 2014
Syrian state TV: Government will join next round of Geneva peace talks
Syria's deputy foreign minister said on Friday the government would take part in a second round of peace talks on…
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: UN chief
World
February 6, 2014
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was confident Syria would meet a June 30 deadline to eliminate…
Death toll rises as Syrian regime bombs Aleppo
World
February 4, 2014
Death toll rises as Syrian regime bombs Aleppo
Syrian army helicopters carried out new raids over the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, dropping explosive-packed barrel bombs as…