Iran on Thursday will host a conference on Syria in a bid to take over the role of brokering peace in its beleaguered Arab ally, replacing Kofi Annan who last week resigned as the UN-Arab envoy in the crisis.

President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Wael al-Halqi as Syria's new Premier, state television reported on Thursday, after his predecessor defected to join a rebellion.

"The President has signed Decr

President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Tuesday to crush the 17-month rebellion against his regime and to cleanse Syria of 'terrorists', as his troops engaged rebels in key battleground city Aleppo.

A bomb blast rocked Syrian state television headquarters in the heart of Damascus wounding several people on Monday just two days after the army said it had seized the last rebel-held area of the capi

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has been sacked, state television reported on Monday, and an official source in Amman said he has defected with his family to neighboring Jordan.

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At least 13 people were killed across Syria on Saturday as fierce fighting raged in Aleppo and Damascus, the country's two biggest cities, a rights group said.

Overnight in Aleppo, rebel forces withd

Syrian opposition fighters in the besieged city of Aleppo have 'tanks' and 'heavy weapons', the UN spokesman said on Wednesday.

International pressure must be put on the Syrian opposition, as well a

The Syrian army is engaged in a 'crucial and heroic battle,' President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday in a speech published by official media agency SANA on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of

Syrian combat aircraft and artillery pounded two areas of Aleppo on Tuesday as the army battled for control of the country's biggest city, but rebel fighters said troops loyal to President Bashar al-A

The head of the exiled Syrian opposition called on Saturday for the rebels to be armed, insisting that President Bashar al-Assad should be tried for 'massacres' and not be offered asylum in any future