LEBANON & SYRIA

The General Authority for the Syrian revolution reported that 12 people were killed overnight by Syrian security forces. Nine of the dead were killed in the shelling by the Syrian army on villages in region of Idleb.

At least 20 people were killed Monday in two bombings in Idlib, in northern Syria.

In the aftermath of the introduction of a fragile cease-fire, the UN and the Arab League envoy Kofi Annan called for a "humanitarian access".

The special envoy of the UN and the Arab League to Syria, Kofi Annan said Wednesday in Tehran he hoped for an improved situation in Syria as of Thursday morning

The Free Syrian Army command, the military wing of the opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, refused to provide written guarantees for a cease-fire

More than 100 people were killed Saturday in Syria, where the regime seemed to try to end the rebellion before the April 10 deadline set by the UN.

Syrian forces increased their offensive Friday in several cities across the country and especially in the suburbs of Damascus, according to human rights activists

The Syrian government has told the international mediator Kofi Annan that it had begun withdrawing its troops from three cities, said the spokesman for the UN and the Arab League envoy on Thursday.

UN and the Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has set April 10 as deadline for full implementation of his plan to end the crisis in Syria, it was learned Monday from diplomatic sources at the UN.

The Syrian said Saturday it had won "once and for all" the battle against the armed opposition.

The Syrian army has intensified its operations against the rebels across the country, violating the provisions of the peace plan presented by UN and Arab envoy Kofi Annan

Turkey said on Monday it was closing its embassy in Syria and recalled its ambassador.

Deserters attacked at dawn security centers of the regime in the region of Damascus, while government troops continued its offensive against the rebel cities including Homs

The U.N. Security Council adopted Wednesday a statement, calling on Damascus to cooperate with envoy Kofi Annan.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "made many mistakes" despite repeated calls from Moscow to the Syrian security forces and Syrian rebels to renounce violence and engage in dialogue

Syrian government forces are fighting against members of the so-called free Syrian Army (FSA) in a neighborhood of Damascus

Two Turkish journalists have disappeared in Syria, announced representatives from Milat newspaper, who have requested assistance from the Turkish government to locate them.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday stated that foreign elements are behind events in his country.

The Israeli foreign minister said Sunday that Tel Aviv would be ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Syria as part of international assistance operation.

Syrian troops continued Saturday to bomb the city of Homs where the authorities continued to block a convoy of humanitarian aid from the International Red Cross.

The Syrian army fired Friday on thousands of people who took to the streets in Syria calling to arm the free Syrian Army after the fall of the rebel stronghold of Baba Amr in Homs.

The Syrian army took control Thursday of the district of Baba Amr in Homs after nearly two days of fighting against the rebels.

Negotiations resumed between Syrian authorities and opponents to agree to the evacuation of wounded in the Baba Amr district of Homs, where the bombing of the army entered its fourth week Saturday.

The President of Tunisia Moncef Marzouki has proposed to the Syrian President to go to Russia with his family into exile, in a speech at the first meeting of the Friends of Syria