Syrian government troops are tightening their grip on the last militant stronghold near the border with Lebanon after taking control of a key village in the area, a field commander has told reporters.
Syrians have held demonstrations in support of President Bashar al-Assad and the country’s armed forces, which are battling a foreign-sponsored insurgency.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is not ready to step down yet to make way for a transition government, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met Iranian Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif in the capital city of Damascus to talk about mutual ties and the ongoing crisis in the Arab country.
The Syrian government says nobody can prevent the country's President Bashar al-Assad from running for re-election next year.
Western nations have indicated to the Syrian opposition that next month peace talks may not lead to the removal of President Bashar al-Assad and that his Alawite minority will remain key in any transitional administration, opposition sources say.
Syrian President Bashar Assad will not attend a peace conference in Geneva in January dedicated to ending the nearly three-year-long Syrian crisis, a senior Russian diplomat says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed preparations for a Syria peace conference with President Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin said.
Proposals to end the Syrian conflict that ignore President Assad are not feasible, Russia’s Prime Minister says.
Arab and Western officials have said that International powers are unlikely to meet their goal of convening peace talks on Syria in Geneva next month as differences emerge between Washington and Moscow over opposition representation.
Lebanese security officials say at least seven people have been killed and 30 wounded in fighting in the northern city of Tripoli over the past four days.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the US is scared of the candidacy of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in 2014 presidential election due to his popularity among Syrians.
Syrian president says his country’s military industry was developed enough and chemical arms are no longer needed against Israeli military attacks.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Turkey it will "pay dearly" for supporting militants fighting to overthrow his government.
Syrian President Bashar Assad says his country is no longer needs chemical weapons to deter Israel.
Syria President Bashar Assad says Israel should be the first to disarm from weapons of mass destructions, since it has nuclear, biological and chemical arms.
The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus is no “slam dunk,” US intelligence officials say.
Any possibility of British involvement in a military campaign in Syria has been effectively ruled out after British lawmakers voted down the prospect in parliament to leave the US alone in a potential strike.
Senior American officials say the United States has planned to launch missile strikes against Syria “as early as Thursday” on the pretext of the alleged use of chemical weapons near the capital, Damascus last week.
Syrians have poured into the street of in the western city of Homs to thank the country's military for bringing back security to more areas in the region as well as other parts of the country.