Tag: Syria

The Syrian army has regained control of the strategic city of Qusayr on the border with Lebanon, Syrian rebels and state television have said. "Our heroic armed forces...

France will not intervene unilaterally in Syria, the government said on Wednesday after Paris stated there was “no doubt” that the regime in the...

At least one member of Lebanon's Hezbollah group has been killed overnight in clashes with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region. Lebanese security sources reported...

Both sides fighting in the ongoing battle for Syria's western city of Qusayr have been called upon by the United Nations to let trapped...

Sixteen rockets fired from Syria have struck the eastern region of Baalbek, Lebanese security officials said. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened Israel with renewed fighting in the Golan Heights and said Russia was committed to supplying him with advanced missiles,...

Russia has said that it is imperative for Iran to join a proposed peace conference on Syria despite reservations from some Western nations. "The issue...

European foreign ministers have lifted an arms embargo on Syria, paving the way for individual EU member states to provide weapons to the Syrian...

Two rockets have hit a district in the southern part of Lebanon's capital, wounding at least five people. Initial reports said one of the rockets landed in...

Russia says the Syrian government had agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference proposed by Russia and the US, and criticised what...

Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, security sources say, as sectarian violence spills...

The Syrian army has pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing at least 51 people in an apparent preparation for a ground assault,...

Internet connections between Syria and the outside world have been cut off, according to data from Google and other global internet companies.Tuesday's shutdown effectively...

Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said Monday, fuelling international concern over a spillover of...

A UN team of investigators into rights abuses in Syria has stressed there is no conclusive proof of either side in the conflict using...

Syria's opposition has denounced what it called "threats" from the head of Hezbollah, and warned against any intervention by the movement or by Iran,...

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report. "The terrorist explosion in...