Syria
March 6, 2013
According to the United Nations, the numbers have already passed their predictions as neighboring countries struggle to cope.
The new foreign secretary has been touring the Middle East in his first official visit to the region.
Syrian warplanes bombarded the city of Raqqa on Tuesday, a day after it was captured by rebel fighters, opposition campaigners and a resident said.
March 5, 2013
The Syrian rebels announce that they have both the Raqaa governor and the Baath Party secretary general in their possession.
At least 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqis have been killed by gunmen in western Iraq, the defence ministry say.
March 4, 2013
Syrians went to the polls in southern Turkey on Sunday to cast their votes for the first post-Assad elections of the Aleppo provincial council, Doğan News Agency reports.
For Mohammed Abbas, the political situation in his home country inspires his art.
Royal Jordanian is diverting flights from Amman to Beirut away from Syrian airspace, as part of the airlines “commitment to the safety of its passengers and security of its operations".
March 3, 2013
Britain's foreign secretary, William Hague, dismisses Assad's criticisms of Britain's attempts to arm the Syrian opposition as "delusional".
In a rare interview, the Syrian president tells foreign powers to stop interfering in Syrian affairs.
February 28, 2013
According to the White House spokesman, the U.S. will be increasing aid to Syrian rebels to speed up a political transition.
Hassan Nasrallah says rivals are trying to push Lebanon into a Sunni-Shia regional war.
February 27, 2013
What will a post Assad Syria look like and is there any prospect for a stable country after the old regime crumbles?
The United Sates is moving to provide Syrian rebels equipment such as body armor and armored vehicles, and would also offer them military training, American and European officials have said.
The United Nations warned Tuesday that Lebanon could be dragged into the bloody conflict in Syria, as rival Lebanese politicians struggled to agree on a new electoral law for the June 9 elections.