April 2014

The Syrian government missed the deadline for taking another batch of chemical weapons out of the country again. Yet, the government of Syria intends to complete the work in the coming days, The New York Times reports. Originally,…

Syria's electoral commission has banned all Syrians who fled the country "via unofficial crossings" from voting in the tentative June presidential elections, Agence France Presse reported Monday. "Syrians who left Syria illegally do…

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced on Sunday Syria still has 8% of its chemical arms as the deadline expired for the arsenal to be handed over. "We are talking of the remaining 7.8 percent chemical…

Amman (AFP) - The United Nations said on Monday that Jordan's third refugee camp, Azraq, had received its first group of Syrians ahead of its official opening this week. "A few hundred Syrian refugees started to arrive in Azraq camp…

(Reuters) - Aid organisations working in Syria say they are growing frustrated at how the United Nations is handling the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, accusing it of excluding them and withholding information vital to assist…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad declared his candidacy Monday for a new seven-year term in June presidential elections, more than three years into a revolt against his rule that has killed more than 150,000 people,…

Beijing, Reuters—China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it did not believe that the country’s biggest arms maker had violated any international conventions, after a canister bearing its name was shown in footage believed to document a…

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following days of speculation regarding Lakhdar Brahimi’s future as joint UN–Arab League Special Envoy to Syria, his official spokesman, Farhan Al-Haj, denied reports that the senior international mediator is set…

The dead include: 61 civilians, 35 rebel and islamic fighters, 65 regular soldiers, 53 fighters from al-Nusra front, Ahrar al-Sham movement, rebel battalions and islamic factions, 10 ISIS fighters, 12 unidentified rebel and islamic…

Hama province: the helicopters dropped barrel bombs yesterday night onto areas in the town of Morek in the northern countryside of Hama with no information about casualties up till now. And the helicopters also struck by barrel bombs…