March 21, 2011
People in several Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa are again on pins and needles after witnessing new demonstrations. Clashes erupted between the Syrian police and protesters after two young men were reportedly killed by the security forces in the town.Read more
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March 27, 2011
Syrian presidential advisor Buthaina Shaaban said that the country's 48-year- long emergency law terminates. The decision aims to contain the protests that call for more political freedom, putting an end to corruption and releasing political prisoners.Read more
Nov. 12, 2011
The Arab League's (AL) decision to suspend Syrian membership and impose sanctions against Syria has made it more urgent for Syrian government to end the country's unrest and violence in accordance with an Arab peace initiative.Read more
May 12, 2012
An al-Qaida-inspired group calling itself al-Nusra Front to Protect the Levant has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus that left 55 people killed and more than 370 others wounded. The group claimed that their attacks came in response to "the regime's ongoing shelling on the residential areas in Damascus' suburbs, Idlib and Hama provinces."Read more
July 19, 2012
Russia and China wielded veto power Thursday over a western-proposed draft resolution, which demands extension of UNSMIS for a period of 45 days, and threatens non- military sanctions by quoting Chapter VII of the UN Charter if the Syrian government fails to pull out troops and heavy weapons from populated areas. read more~
Aug. 21, 2013
The Syrian opposition accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of killing 1,193 people in chemical weapon attacks in suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday.Read more
Syrian state media denied Wednesday reports circulated by opposition activists about the army's use of chemical gases against rebellious suburbs of the capital Damascus.Read more
