Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

WASHINGTON - The United States for the first time explicitly called on Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step…

AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters…

GAZA - Syria's crackdown on government opponents has deeply embarrassed the Palestinian group Hamas, which is anxious not to anger…

AMMAN - Syrian tanks opened fire on poor Sunni districts in Latakia on Tuesday, residents said, the fourth day of…

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Bashar al-Assad on Monday military operations against civilians must end immediately and…

BEIRUT - Activists say Syrian security forces are storming several districts in the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia under heavy…

BEIRUT - Syrian armored vehicles swept into the coastal city of Latakia on Saturday and gunfire was heard after protests…

AMMAN - Syrian forces shot dead 10 protesters Friday, activists said, as tens of thousands demanded the fall of President…

DAMASCUS - Syrian forces launched assaults on flashpoint areas, killing at least two people as they pursued a crackdown on…

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Thursday about the violence in Syria and…