Syria

Kofi Annan will visit "soon" in Syria, said his spokesman Friday, in what would be the first action of the international envoy to Syria since presenting his plan to the government of Bashar al-Assad in early March.

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that his country was capable to "get out of the crisis" that has been going on since March 2011.

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has denied responsibility for the abduction of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in northern Syria.

Two people were killed and 18 injured during clashes in Beirut between Lebanese sympathizers of the Syrian revolt and members of a party supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad

Seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded in a suicide bombing attack that struck the town of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria Saturday, said the spokesman for the Syrian Foreign Ministry.

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The rebel city of Rastane, in central Syria, was heavily bombed Thursday at dawn by the army who wants "to destroy it gradually"

The Gulf countries are beginning to "seriously" question the likelihood of success of the peace plan for Syria by International envoy Kofi Annan.

At least 23 Syrian soldiers were killed Monday in heavy fighting with as the Europeans imposed a new set of sanctions against the regime of Bashar al Assad.

Clashes were continuing Sunday in Tripoli, the largest city in northern Lebanon between supporters and opponents of the neighboring Syrian regime.

A bomb exploded Wednesday at the entrance to the city of Deraa

Legislative elections were held Monday in Syria despite the ongoing violence, as the regime hopes to gain some credibility despite the opposition's call for boycott.