The US called on countries to stop buying Syrian oil and gas to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Tens of thousands of Syrian protesters have shouted for President Bashar al-Assad’s death in a dramatic escalation of their rage and frustration.
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has admitted that "some mistakes" have been made by security forces during the crackdown on dissent in his country.
Though all the undemocratic regimes of the Arab world are unremittingly cruel, Bashar al-Assad’s must stand out as the most inventively macabre.
Turkey demanded on Tuesday that Syria’s leaders stop the killing of civilians and said it would watch events there in the coming days.
Multiparty elections could take place before the end of 2011, Syria’s vice-foreign minister said after meeting his South African counterpart.
A Syrian opposition leader has announced the movement would hold its first congress in the Tunisian capital in September, after Ramadan.
Syria’s embattled president has issued a decree allowing opposition parties, after the UN Security Council condemned his crackdown on protesters.
In its first substantive action on Syria’s five-month-old uprising, the UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned Damascus’ crackdown on civilians.
Syrian forces kept up attacks on Hama for a third day, residents said, while US senators called on the Obama administration to impose new sanctions.
A two-day assault by Syrian government forces on anti-government protesters in the city of Hama was widely condemned in the West.
Syrians began Ramadan in sombre mood on Monday after troops stormed into Hama in one of the bloodiest days of the five-month-old uprising.
Over 136 people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters in Syria, sparking outrage from demonstrators.
Syrian forces shot dead at least 11 people during mass protests on Friday against President Bashar al-Assad, rights activists and witnesses said.
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had "lost legitimacy" for failing to lead a democratic transition.
Syrian activists spent last week trying in vain to persuade the South African government to condemn the Syria’s military crackdown on protesters.
Security forces shot dead at least 15 people on Friday after thousands took to the streets demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian troops and tanks have entered a border zone, sending hundreds of people fleeing into Turkey, as pro-democracy protests hit the 100-day mark
Syrian troops have deployed on a main road leading from the commercial hub of Aleppo to Turkey as protests expand to border regions.
President Al-Assad has ordered a general amnesty, offering a "national dialogue" to end Syria’s unrest, even as five people were killed in protests.
Bashar al-Assad says dialogue could lead to a new constitution and even end his party’s reign, but he has refused to reform Syria under "chaos".
President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Monday not to reform Syria under "chaos" but said dialogue could lead to a new constitution.
Despite his uncompromising stance on Weiner’s erect penis, Obama still cannot find it in himself to say that Al-Assad must also resign.
Syrian forces shot dead 19 people on Friday when they fired at demonstrators demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
Thousands of Syrians have fled to escape the military campaign to crush anti-government protests, while all oil production in Syria has stopped.
Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks regained control on Sunday of a town where police and soldiers joined forces with the protesters.
Turkey’s prime minister accused the Syrian regime of perpetrating an "atrocity" against anti-government demonstrators.
Britain and France are planning to submit a resolution at the UN Security Council condemning the "repression" in Syria, UK PM David Cameron says.
Rumours are mounting that, as the known death toll in Syria rises, SA’s representative is among those blocking a UN Security Council resolution.
Syrians prepared for more funerals on Sunday after security forces gunned down at least five mourners during burials for protesters killed on Saturday
Syrian security forces shot dead at least 30 demonstrators on Friday during protests that broke out across the country.
While not shying away from jackboot violence, Syria has shown it can’t stomach irony, and has quit its bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.