Syria

April 16, 2013

Syria's President Bashar al Assad has announced another "general amnesty"
08:36 GMT

Syria's embattled President Bashar al Assad has issued a general decree granting amnesty for 'general crimes' committed during the conflict, according to state news agency SANA.

April 15, 2013

Jordan Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
07:52 GMT

Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said the country will appeal to the UN Security Council for increased aid to deal with the refugee crisis in the Kingdom

A man walks amid destruction in Aleppo, Syria (AFP/ Dimitar Dilkoff)
07:19 GMT

Bashar Al-Assad's air force has been responsible for thousands of civilian deaths since the conflict in Syria erupted over two years ago

April 14, 2013

One man was killed and several people were wounded Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region, a Lebanese security source said. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
20:19 GMT

One man was killed and several people were wounded on Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region.

Lebanese actress Nadine Al Rassi
14:03 GMT

The Lebanese star is keeping busy shooting one series straight after she finished the first

People gather at Daraa's Omari mosque
10:57 GMT

President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Saturday destroyed the Omari mosque in the southern city of Daraa where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago, opposition activists said on Sunday.

Parts of Homs city have been destroyed since the conflict began (AFP/Shaam News)
07:54 GMT

Activists report that 40 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters have been killed in recent fighting in al-Qusayr, Homs, Syria

Abbas Al Nouri happy to be alive
07:47 GMT

Abbas Al Nouri lives on, despite a rumored assassination, with at least two dramas in the lineup.

Lebanese trucks are being re-touted via Homs and Iran before reaching Jordan
03:19 GMT

Deteriorating security in Syria is forcing Lebanese truckers carrying regional exports to abandon the Damascus road altogether, crossing instead through Homs and Iraq before entering Jordan.

April 13, 2013

AK-47 machine guns hang in a shelter for Syrian rebels in the Salaheddine district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF)
08:52 GMT

In a reminder of how the Syrian war is spilling over into its regional neighbors, the conflict widens across the borders.

Image of the destruction in the Salaheddine district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 12, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF)
08:42 GMT

According to an article by the Times newspaper, the military scientists have collected soil samples as evidence.

Asala Nasri is known for her support of the Syrian opposition.
08:00 GMT

The pro-opposition star shows her support for Syrians suffering at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad.

April 12, 2013

A Syrian rebel patrols an area in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on Thursday. (AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF)
13:23 GMT

According to the American who headed the inspection team in Iraq, sending in the team to a war zone would be a "suicide mission".

April 11, 2013

Back in December, scores of people who had been without bread for days were killed when Syrian warplanes bombed a bakery in the western village of Halfaya. According to opposition activists, Local Coordination Committees of Syria, around 100 of those queuing for food were killed in the attack.
16:53 GMT

A Human Rights Watch report shows that since July 2012, 4,300 civilians have been killed by their own government. And with rebel forces also targeting bakeries, petrol stations and hospitals, no one is safe in this brutal conflict.

At least 57 people have been killed in a government crack down in Dara'a, southern Syria. (FIle photo)
12:40 GMT

At least 26 civilians were killed in an army crackdown on defectors in the southern province of Deraa late Wednesday evening, activists said Thursday.