A poster produced by a group of activists in a northwest town in Syria has gone viral with its satirical attack on the country's leader Bashar al-Assa...

The Red Cross has declared the situation in Syria a civil war. "We are now talking about a non-international armed conflict in the country," ICRC s...

William Hague pledged to redouble efforts to get UN security council action against Bashar Assad's regime today as he condemned the latest massacre in...

A citizen journalism image taken on July 11 shows black smoke rises from buildings near a mosque from purported forces shelling in Homs, Syria WA...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tried to ease tensions with Turkey, stating that he regrets the recent downing of a Turkish military jet that ent...

Tension between Turkey and Syria rose on Tuesday with PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan explaining to his parliament that Turkish military rules of engagement h...

Turkey has called a Nato meeting after Syrian forces shot down one of its fighter jets, claiming the plane entered its airspace. Ankara invoked art...

Turkish leaders have said they will take "necessary" action after Syria has confirmed it shot down a Turkish fighter jet, claiming the plane invaded t...

A Russian ship believed to be carrying military equipment to Syria has been halted off the coast of Scotland after its insurance holder cancelled its ...

A severe escalation of violence in Syria has led to the UN suspending its monitoring mission. Peacekeeper Norwegian Major General Robert Mood said ...

Those who say that Russia "is saving" Bashar al-Assad are wrong. I would like to reiterate that it is the Syrian people themselves who choose the political system and leadership of their country. We are not trying to whitewash the multiple mistakes and miscalculations made by Damascus, including the use of force against peaceful demonstrations at the beginning of the crisis.

The head of UN peace keeping has said that situation in Syria has developed into a "civil war." Speaking to reporters in New York, Herve Ladsous sa...

Children as young as nine have been used as human shields, sexually assaulted and tortured by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accord...

Foreign Secretary William Hague pressed Russia to support international pressure on the Syrian regime after an escalation in violence in the crisis-hi...

Bashar Al Assad must be rubbing his hands with glee. His heavily armed security forces and henchmen are killing the Syrian people right under the noses of the UN observers and the noses and ears of the silent witnesses Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon. The UN and NATO are unwittingly providing cover for the massacres in Syria.

So it finally happens, nearly a year after the doomsayers said it was inevitable, that the violence in Syria slips over the border into Lebanon. While there have been occasional skirmishes in the north for months, the developments in the past fortnight suggest an increase in the dangers for the Lebanese.

Syria was rocked by a large explosion on Sunday just 500 feet from a convoy carrying Major General Robert Mood – the head of the UN Mission there ...

On April 23rd, 2012 a series of crippling cyber-attacks were waged against the social media outlets of the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya News Channel.

The Syrian government has not kept its promises on a crucial ceasefire deal and continues to station tanks and troops in residential areas, UN Secreta...