Bashar al-Assad

The US ambassador to the United Nations said she was "disgusted" by the vote, which came a day after activists…

A crowd of Syrians stormed the Syrian Embassy in Cairo smashing furniture and equipment and setting fire to parts of…

Throughout 40 years of Assad family dictatorship, one thing united Syrians — the culture of self-censorship, fear and paranoia. But…

Syria's opposition called for a "day of mourning and anger" on Tuesday after almost 100 people, most of them civilians,…

Never has Damascus been so gloomy. A quiet sadness hovers over the streets and alleys. The voices of people are…

Around 2,000 Syrian troops backed by tanks launched an assault to retake Damascus suburbs from rebels on Sunday, activists said,…

The Arab League's monitoring mission to Syria has been frozen given the escalation of violence in the country, the Arab…

A new Arab and European bid to secure UN action over Syria's crackdown on dissent hit immediate Russian opposition even…

HARASTA, Syria — The UN Security Council meets on Friday to discuss the next move on Syria and council envoys said…

Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army…