Analysis: Syria under international scrutiny
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Lebanese officials have criticised a resolution passed by the UN Security Council calling on all foreign forces to leave the country - a clear reference to the 17,000 Syrian troops there.
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Syria is responding with a mixture of bravado and denial to mounting accusations by the United States and Iraq that it&#39;s a staging ground for the Iraqi insurgency with key
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Damascus says Israel has again violated Syrian air space. How the incident could affect a volatile region.
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Russia and Israel are at loggerheads over Moscow's alleged intention to sell modern missile systems to Syria.
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BEIRUT: With international condemnation of Syria&#39;s control of Lebanon multiplying in recent days, the Arab Foreign Ministers&#39; meeting in Cairo gave in to Lebanon&#39;s
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Critics tie the Hariri assassination to Syria's efforts to keep control over Lebanon
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A forthright discussion this week between businessmen and top officials revealed the extent of the problems facing Syria's economy and government thinking on liberalization after decades of state control.
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THERE ARE occasions when symbolic gestures in the realm of diplomacy are worth making, and the UN Security Council resolution that Washington and Paris sponsored Thursday to denounce Syria&#39;s flagrant manipulation of Lebanese politics was one of those
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The U.N. sounds the alarm over Syria's new visa rules for Iraqis.
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The isolation of Syria appears to be breaking as Damascus seeks deals with the Saudis and the Lebanese.
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Syria is working to help resolve Lebanon's presidential crisis, the foreign minister said on Thursday, responding to reports that France's patience was wearing thin with Damascus over a stalled presidential election.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose country is under fire at the United Nations over its troop presence in Lebanon, rejected charges that Damascus was seeking to dominate its smaller neighbor.
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It may seem like an unlikely place for students from the U.S. or Europe, but Syria has been rapidly gaining ground as a destination for foreigners who wish to learn Arabic.
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Syria said yesterday it would deepen ties with Lebanon, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning against outside interference there. The resolution aimed -- in vain -- to head off a vote in Lebanon's parliament to extend the term of the Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for three years after his current six-year term expires. Many council members regarded the extension ...
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Iran and the United States are playing a complicated diplomatic game, jockeying for influence in Iraq as violence there spirals out of control. But there is one major wild-card in dueling summits planned for coming days: Syria.
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The bold attack on the U.S. Embassy has thrown new light on what President Bashar Assad calls the growing threat in Syria from Islamic extremists. But some critics say the regime is exaggerating the problem for its own political gain.
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Syria on Wednesday opposed deployment of an international force along its border to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah, and Israel called the situation in Lebanon "explosive." A cease-fire was further shaken by artillery shells and explosions that killed three Lebanese soldiers and an Israeli.