South Africa and France have called a truce over their differing views of the Libya problem, and have displayed a united front regarding Syria.
Over 50 people have been killed in Syria ahead of Friday prayers as a seven-month crackdown on pro-democracy protests becomes more violent.
The UN says that despite an agreement to end the assault on Syrian rebels, troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad have continued the brutal crackdown.
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/ 6 November 2011
The Arab League has called an emergency meeting on Syria after forces there allegedly killed at least 10 demonstrators on one of Islams holiest days.
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/ 6 November 2011
Muslims have marked Eid al-Adha, which ends the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, overshadowed by the Arab Spring and attacks in Africa and Central Asia.
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/ 6 November 2011
Syrian forces shot dead at least four civilians on Sunday in a continued military assault on the central city of Homs.
More blood was shed as activists called nationwide protests in Syria to test the regime’s readiness to abide by its Arab peace deal commitments.
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/ 3 November 2011
Syria’s UN ambassador has refuted a claim by the IAEA that a building destroyed by Israeli warplanes in 2007 could be a nuclear reactor site.
Bashar al-Assad warned Western intrusion in Syria could cause an "earthquake" inflaming the region after one of the bloodiest days since the uprising.
Syrian tanks pounded Homs on Saturday and three people were killed, activists said, after one of the bloodiest days of the seven-month-old uprising.
Syria’s under-fire president has appointed two new governors in flashpoint provinces that have seen staunch protests against his regime.
The death toll in the crackdown on Syrian protesters has forced the UN’s top human rights official to call for world action to protect civilians.
President Bashar al-Assad has renewed a pledge of reforms as Syria threatened retaliation if countries recognised an opposition bloc.
Over 50 000 mourners marched through the capital of Syria’s Kurdish heartland after one of the country’s most prominent opposition figure’s killed.
Syrian forces killed at least eight people when they opened fire to disperse protests against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers.
Turkey says it would impose sanctions on Syria despite the blocking of any UN measures against Bashar al-Assad for his crackdown on violent dissent.
Syrian troops fought intense battles with hundreds of fellow soldiers who have turned their weapons against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Calls for sanctions against Damascus at the UN Security Council have been dropped in the face of veto threats from China and Russia.
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/ 27 September 2011
The peaceful campaign against President Bashar al-Assad has failed — and a violent winter of armed resistance seems set to start.
A group of Russian lawmakers are trying to broker an end to violence in Syria, as security forces were reported to have killed two more people.
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/ 12 September 2011
Syrian forces stepped up raids across the country to arrest activists on Sunday after one of the bloodiest weeks in the six-month uprising.
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/ 9 September 2011
President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents broke a taboo by appealing for foreign help to stop the killing of civilians.
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/ 3 September 2011
The EU has imposed a ban on purchases of Syrian oil and expanded the sanctions list to intensify pressure against President Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian forces have killed at least two more people ahead of anti-regime protests being held under the banner "death before humiliation".
An armoured Syrian force surrounded a town near the city of Homs on Monday and fired heavy machineguns after the defection of soldiers in the area.
Arab states told Syria on Sunday to "resort to reason" and end the bloodshed after intense protests in Damascus.
Syrian forces killed at least three protesters as tens of thousands of people marched again to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
The UN Human Rights Council launched an international commission of inquiry on Tuesday into Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the West his nation would not tolerate any interference, saying that unrest had become more militant.
President Bashar al-Assad will give an interview to Syrian television on Sunday, state media said, as a United Nations team arrived in Damascus.
Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have met in Istanbul to launch a "national council" to coordinate the fight against the Damascus regime.
Tanks rumbled into Homs a day after security forces killed at least 33 protesters across Syria, adding urgency to a UN mission expected this weekend.