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  • FILE:The announcement came at the start of a visit to Washington by a Syrian opposition delegation. Picture: AFP.

    US recognises Syria's opposition offices

    The announcement came at the start of a visit to Washington by a Syrian opposition delegation.

    2544 days ago
  • FILE: Free Syrian Army opposition fighters battle government security forces during the siege of the Shaar district police station in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Syria ceasefire to allow rebel withdrawal

    Authorities and rebels agreed on a ceasefire in the City of Homs to allow rebels to pull out.

    2548 days ago
  • FILE: Car bombs and mortar attacks killed at least 51 people in Syrian government-held areas of Damascus. Picture: AFP.

    51 killed in Syrian govt-held areas

    The attacks come a day after President Bashar al-Assad declared he would seek re-election in June.

    2550 days ago
  • Syria’s civil war entered a fourth year on March 15, 2014, with at least 146,000 people dead and millions more homeless, cities and historical treasures in ruins, the economy devastated and no end in sight. Picture: AFP.

    Chemical weapons watchdog weighs Syria probe

    Weapons watchdog overseeing the destruction of Syria’s toxic stockpile considers gas attack probe.

    2555 days ago
  • FILE:Officials said the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict. Picture: AFP.

    Assad's Syria calls presidential vote

    Officials said the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict.

    2558 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP.

    Assad says war turning in his favour

    President Bashar al-Assad says that Syria’s three-year conflict is at 'turning point'.

    2566 days ago
  • FILE: The cargo vessel Taiko that will be loaded with Syria’s chemical agents at the Syrian port of Latakia before their transfer out of the country for destruction. Picture: AFP.

    Ship ready to destroy Syria's chemical arms

    Experts said they are ready to start working on the toxic arms in the middle of the Mediterranean.

    2569 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian refugees at Karkamis’ refugee camp in January, 2014, near the town of Gaziantep, south of Turkey. Picture: AFP.

    UN tackles Syria on human rights violations

    The UN's human right chief said violations by Syrian forces far outweighed those by the opposition.

    2571 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP.

    Assad secure to seek re-election

    Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Assad was secure to run for re-election.

    2572 days ago
  • FILE: A human rights group says the death toll from the three-year civil war in Syria is likely to be around 220,000. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian civil war death toll soars

    A human rights group says the death toll is likely to be around 220,000.

    2579 days ago
  • Syrian refugees walk among tents at Karkamis’ refugee camp on 16 January, 2014 near the town of Gaziantep, south of Turkey. Picture: AFP.

    Syrians brave life outside refugee camps

    More than 220,000 Syrians are living in Turkish camps.

    2585 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian rebels take position in the Salaheddin district of the northern city of Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Aleppo bears brunt in Syria

    The bombardment has uprooted thousands of people, some of whom have fled to Turkey.

    2586 days ago
  • FILE: A Turkish F-16 fired a rocket at the Syrian jet and it crashed around 1,200 metres inside Syrian territory.

    Turkey shoots down Syrian plane

    A Turkish F-16 fired a rocket at a Syrian jet and it crashed around 1,200m inside Syrian territory.

    2587 days ago
  • The cargo vessel Taiko that will be loaded with Syria’s chemical agents at the Syrian port of Latakia before their transfer out of the country for destruction. Picture: AFP.

    Nearly half of Syrian chemicals removed

    Syrian authorities blame security problems for the delays in reaching the agreed deadline.

    2591 days ago
  • Diplomats and their families have until 31 March to leave the United States. Picture: Stock.XCHNG.

    US closes Syrian embassy

    Diplomats and their families have until 31 March to leave the United States.

    2592 days ago
  • Lebanese security forces inspecting the site of a suicide car bomb attack in the village of Al-Nabi Othman, the Bekaa Valley, near the Syrian border on 17 March 2014, following a late night suicide attack. Picture: AFP.

    Lebanon struggles to contain Syrian spillover

    The rebel defeat at Yabroud sent a stream of refugees and fighters across the border into Lebanon.

    2593 days ago
  • FILE: An opposition fighter firing a rocket propelled grenade during clashes in the Salaheddin district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Picture:AFP

    Syrian forces capture rebel stronghold

    The army restored security and stability to Yabroud after eliminating a large number of terrorists.

    2594 days ago
  • Despite causing a civil war which has killed more than 140,000 people, Assad wants a third term. Picture: AFP.

    Assad prepares for re-election

    Despite causing a civil war which has killed more than 140,000 people, Assad wants a third term.

    2604 days ago
  • The Islamists were ambushed as they tried to leave the area to join fighting in other regions. Picture: AFP.

    Syria: 175 rebel fighters killed in ambush

    Rebels were ambushed as they tried to leave the area to join fighting in other regions.

    2612 days ago
  • FILE: United Nations World Food Programme workers stand near a rebel fighter in a street on February 8, 2014 on the second day of a humanitarian mission in a besieged district of the central city of Homs. Picture: AFP.

    Syria aid still stalled after UN resolution

    The resolution called for the immediate lifting of sieges in specific towns and cities.

    2613 days ago
  • FILE: Pro-regime fighters speak with a rebel fighter in the town of Babbila, a suburb of Damascus, during a cease fire agreement between the group controlling the town and the regime on 17 February, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Iran boosts military support in Syria

    Iran has stepped up support on the ground for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

    2618 days ago
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