Voice of America
| Sep 20, 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads next week to the United Nations General Assembly, trying to rally international support for tougher action against embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. VOA State Department correspondent Scott Ste...
Associated Press
| Jul 19, 2012
Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution Thursday aimed at pressuring President Bashar al-Assad's government to end the escalating 16-month conflict in Syria.
ABC News (Australia)
| Jul 19, 2012
Britain and the United States have called for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, and UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to take strong action.
ABC News (Australia)
| Jul 18, 2012
Syrian state TV is reporting a major bombing at the country's national security headquarters in Damascus. The dead include Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha and his deputy Assef Shawkat, who was also President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law. Meanwhi...
WSJ's Adam Entous reports the U.S. is looking into claims by Israel that Russia is planning a sale of more arms and missiles to Syria as that count...
What’s News: Russia is close to a deal to sell sophisticated air defense systems to Syria’s Assad, Israel says. The man suspected of kidnapping th...