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.
Industrialised countries’ fears of being flooded by refugees have led to poor countries bearing the brunt of the worlds’ humanitarian crises.
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.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to address the nation on Monday as his forces sweep through the north-western border region.
Syrian forces swept through a north-western border region on Sunday to stem an exodus of refugees to Turkey.
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.
Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks regained control on Sunday of a town where police and soldiers joined forces with the protesters.
The Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour was besieged by columns of government tanks as the army massed for what is feared will be an all-out assault.
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.
Syrians fled a restive town towards the Turkish border, fearing bloodshed as troops with tanks approached.
Israeli forces on Monday braced for fresh unrest along the Syrian ceasefire line a day after they reportedly killed 23 people trying to break through.
Syrian forces killed at least 63 civilians in attacks to crush pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday, the human rights organisation Sawasiah said.
In a major turnaround, Syria is pledging full cooperation with UN attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor.
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.
President Obama has commited the US to promoting reform in the Arab world, but his "Arab Spring" speech had stern words for Israelis and Palestinians.
Syria’s president has lost whatever legitimacy he once had. Western governments must stop blaming those around him.
Syria’s security forces are pressing a deadly town-by-town crushing of dissent and mass round-up of opposition leaders, rights activists said.
Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country, rights campaigners said.
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.
Syrian forces have cracked down on dissent hubs across the country, sealing off areas and arresting leaders of the rebellion against the Assad regime.
Syrian security forces arrested hundreds of activists and anti-government protesters in house-to-house raids across the country on Monday.
Syrian forces entered the town of Tafas near Dera’a in the south-western Hauran Plain on Sunday, residents said.
Tanks stormed the mostly Sunni Muslim city of Banias on Saturday, a rights campaigner said, raising sectarian tension in a country swept by protests.
The US, reacting to the killing of 27 protesters by Syrian security forces on Friday, threatened to take new steps against the Syrian government.
Security forces on Monday rounded up hundreds of pro-democracy sympathisers, including prominent human rights campaigner Diana Jawabra.