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New Syria constitution won 89.4 percent approval: State TV
Feb 27, 2012 09:25 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Around 89 percent of Syrians approved a new constitution, proposed by President Bashar al-Assad, in a referendum on Sunday, state television said on Monday.
As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepen
Feb 22, 2012 12:29 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - It started a few months ago with neighbors' suspicious looks, then came the threats. Their car was smashed and their front door was painted over with sectarian slurs.
U.S., French journalists killed in Syria
Feb 22, 2012 04:27 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.
Syria opposition's SNC seeks backers but lacks leaders
Feb 17, 2012 11:41 EST
BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) - A year into the revolt against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council has emerged as the international voice of the uprising -- it just can't seem to lead it.
Syria to hold February 26 referendum on new constitution
Feb 15, 2012 04:22 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fighting an 11-month uprising against his rule, has ordered a referendum on a new constitution on February 26, state television reported on Wednesday.
Arabs pledge support for Syria opposition
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs on Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.
Arab peace moves on Syria herald more diplomatic wrangling
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Arab League proposal to boost support for the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to send in foreign peacekeepers drew a guarded international response on Monday and showed little sign of halting the bloodshed soon.
Diplomatic inaction fuelling Syria crackdown: U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.
Diplomatic inaction fueling Syria crackdown: U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.
Diplomatic inaction fueling Syria crackdown: U.N
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.
U.N. says Syria emboldened by diplomatic deadlock
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians to end pro-democracy protests and said he had been emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him.
U.N. says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians to end pro-democracy protests and said he had been emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him.
Syrian forces attack opposition, Arabs mull arms support
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in cities and towns across the country on Tuesday and Arab officials confirmed that regional governments would be ready to arm the resistance if the bloodshed did not cease.
Conflict flares across Syria, Arabs mull arms support
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Government forces and opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clashed in cities and countryside across Syria on Tuesday and Arab officials confirmed that regional governments would be ready to arm the resistance if the bloodshed did not cease.
Syrian forces attack Hama, ignore international pressure
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces launched an offensive on the city of Hama early on Wednesday, firing on residential neighbourhoods from armored vehicles and mobile anti-aircraft guns, opposition activists said.
Syrian forces attack Hama, Homs despite pressure to stop
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces launched an offensive on the city of Hama early on Wednesday, firing on residential neighborhoods from armored vehicles and mobile anti-aircraft guns, opposition activists said.
Syrian forces raid Damascus, opposition cities despite outcry
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces attacked the opposition strongholds of Homs and Hama on Wednesday and also raided a district of Damascus in the closest military operation to the capital's centre since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad broke out 11 months ago.
Syria's Assad offers vote, tanks shell rebel areas
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered on Wednesday to hold multi-party elections within four months, while his troops assaulted city districts held by rebels trying to oust him.
Chinese envoy heads to Syria after U.N. Vote
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prepared to welcome a senior Chinese official to Damascus Friday, a show of support from one of the few foreign friends he still has after the U.N. General Assembly voted for an Arab League plan telling him to step down.
Chinese envoy heads to Syria after UN vote against
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official was due to visit Damascus on Friday in a show of support for Bashar-al Assad after the U.N. General Assembly told the Syrian president to halt a violent crackdown and surrender power.
