29 Nov 2012 20:02 - Barbara Surk The government shut down the internet across the country and cut cellphone services in select areas as rebels and government troops wage battles.
28 Nov 2012 16:26 - Sapa-AFP Simultaneous car bombings have killed more than 50 people and left a trail of destruction in a town near Syria's capital.
23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Ole Solvang The recent unification of Syria's opposition could curb human rights violations against civilians, but international pressure is still needed.
16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent The Mail & Guardian brings you ten facts you might have not konwn about Syria.
14 Nov 2012 07:21 - Sapa-AFP North Korea tried to export ballistic missile parts to Syria in May in violation of UN sanctions, according to Japanese media reports.
13 Nov 2012 21:21 - Sapa France has officially recognised the newly formed National Coalition of the Syrian opposition as the sole representative of Syria's people.
12 Nov 2012 18:27 - Sapa-AFP Israeli troops fired tank shells into Syria on Monday, confirming "direct hits" on the source of a mortar round that struck the Golan Heights.
22 Oct 2012 07:45 - Guardian Reporter The only way forward for Syria is to broker a political settlement in consultation with Russia and Iran, writes Peter Hain.
18 Oct 2012 16:11
We present some of the most outstanding images shot around the world this week --- from the Royal Palace of Cambodia, to the troubled streets of Syria.
12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Alison Flood Samar Yazbek was named by British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy as international "writer of courage" with whom she will share the Pen/Pinter prize.
07 Oct 2012 06:28 - Reuters Turkey returned fire after Syrian mortar bombs landed in a field in southern Turkey on Saturday.
03 Oct 2012 20:39 - AFP Car bombs tore through Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday, leaving dozens dead, as shells from the conflict crashed into neighbouring Turkey.
30 Sep 2012 14:02 - AFP Troops shelled rebel positions in Aleppo on Sunday after a night of fighting for control of the city where a fire tore through a historic souk.
28 Sep 2012 14:44
Malema goes to court, war continues in Syria, Robert Mugabe criticises the West and Gangnam style takes over the world. Watch Weekend 101 to stay in the know.
27 Sep 2012 11:51 - Sapa-AFP More than 305 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest single day of the 18-month revolt, an NGO has revealed.
25 Sep 2012 13:42 - Tangi Quemener US President Barack Obama will lead Western demands for action on the Syrian civil war at the United Nations General Assembly.
11 Sep 2012 12:02 - Michel Moutot Syrian troops have pounded Aleppo to thwart a rebel advance in Syria's second city as actress Angelina Jolie visited a Jordanian camp for refugees.
07 Sep 2012 01:00 - Harriet Sherwood The Zata'ari refugee camp, opened by the Jordanian government to house 500 people, has swollen to a population of more than 26 000.
01 Sep 2012 07:17 - Andrew Torchia UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he had used this week's trip to push for human rights and transparency from Tehran over its nuclear programme.