Foreign ministers from the so-called Friends of Syria have decided on their side to consider no role for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the future Syrian government.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has ruled out the possibility that the Islamic Republic may halt its uranium enrichment activities.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s proposal to mediate between the clashing parties in Syria.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered to broker peaceful negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition forces after more than two years of war.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has thanked key backer Russia for helping his regime face down a "savage attack" by Western-backed militants, state television reported.
A British defense study shows that militants fighting against Syria now number around 100,000 fighters, which are fragmented into around 1,000 bands.
Infighting between fractions of Syria militants in a town along the Iraqi border has left five dead.
Top diplomats of Russia and the United States have announced a deal on a framework for the destruction or removal of Syria’s chemical weapons by mid 2014 on the third day of their talks on the issue.
France, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have agreed to strengthen foreign-backed militants in Syria, Paris says.
Syrian soldiers have successfully retaken Jabal Arbaeen region in the province of Aleppo, as they were advancing from the western city of Idlib.
Russia says the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has confirmed that the videos and photos purporting to show the victims of a chemical attack near the Syrian capital, Damascus, were fabricated.
Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad has warned against any US strike on his country, saying the move would be catastrophic to the whole world.
Syria has denied media reports about the use of chemical weapons by the army in the eastern suburbs of Damascus.
UN team of chemical inspectors is set to arrive in Syria on Sunday to investigate allegations of use of chemical weapons in the Arab country, a report says.
Syria has expressed willingness to cooperate with a UN inspection team that is set to investigate use of chemical weapons in the country.
The United Nations and Syria have agreed to probe use of chemical weapons during presence of foreign militants in the country, a UN statement says.
The CIA is stockpiling weapons shipped in Jordan to prepare militants for a concerted onslaught against the Syrian government in August, a report says.
Syrian’s government seeks protecting people from foreign-backed terrorist groups who have torn the country for more than two year, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid al-Moallem says.
The United Nations has called for a ceasefire in Syria’s al-Qusayr as the Syrian army is trying to clear the flush out foreign-backed militants from the border town.
Iran has voiced support for Syrian government as well as those in the opposition who seek political solution to country’s crisis, rejecting any move to overthrow the government.