Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Damascus -- Despite much talk about Syria’s immunity to change, the path of events in the Arab nation now beset…

Amman -- Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of…

Beirut -- More than 5000 anti-government protesters in Syria took over the main square of the country's third-largest city Monday,…

Beirut -- Gunmen opened fire during a funeral for a slain anti-government protester Sunday, killing at least three people on…

Amman -- Syrian protesters chanted slogans calling for greater freedom at an independence day rally in the southern town of…

Beirut -- Thousands of Syrian women and children holding white flags and olive branches blocked a main coastal highway Wednesday…

Amman -- Senior Syrian army ranks are packed with loyal members of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, reducing any prospect…

Damascus -- When Syria’s reform-minded president Bashar al-Assad arrived at the parliament building to speak to the nation on Wednesday…

Damascus --  President Bashar al-Assad will on Wednesday give his first public speech since pro-democracy protests in which more than…

Jerusalem -- Syria has fought three wars with Israel and maintains close ties to its fiercest enemies in the region,…