“The US-led coalition’s shelling of the economic facilities and infrastructure, and the unilateral coercive measures adopted by some countries on the Syrian people are the reason behind the mounting difficult conditions Syria is passing through,” the foreign ministry said
Decision follows Ankara’s decision to unilaterally revoke the 2009 mutual visa exemption agreement between the two countries
Syria’s Ministry of Justice urges Lebanon to transfer son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi back to Syria after granting political asylum
Sources claim Lebanese security arresting Syrians travelling from Turkey if passports are not officially stamped by the Syrian regime
Islamist factions recapture territory from Syrian army and allied militia forces in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs
“Russia’s remarks seek to buy more time for the introduction of parties within the ranks of the opposition closer in their positions to the regime … Their aim is to obstruct the political settlement efforts.”
Former Syrian prime minster and cultural minister to lead new opposition negotiations team for talks with Assad regime delegation in Geneva
Leaflets of Russian president distributed with caption reading: “The murderer of Syrian people”
Iran withdrawing its elite forces from Syria as Tehran faces significant personnel and economic losses, US media reports
Foreign ministry spokesman says solution to the crisis must be a political one, stressing the importance of a Syrian-Syrian dialogue
Jihadi group says slain army soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed near Banis village
Scores of civilians, including women and children, killed in shelling of school district in Douma city on Sunday, medics and activists report
Newly-formed alternative opposition, Syrian Democratic Council, elects Qahm Movement’s Haytham Manna and Ilham Ahmed as joint presidents following summit in Hassakeh province
Saudi capital tipped as new Syrian opposition HQ as one-third of supreme committee seats allocated to armed faction representatives
Opposition factions that participated in the Riyadh meetings have “betrayed the blood of the martyrs”, Nusra Front leader tells journalists
Local men from the Christian town of Sadad are arming to protect the area from ISIS fighters as thousands of women and children flee to regime-controlled areas
National reconciliations will be given priority as the Syrian government pushes to restore security and stability to the country, Syrian FM tells UN representative
Prime minister says “cowardly” attack in response to local reconciliations currently taking place in Homs province
It is time to address the repercussions of a rapidly changing shift in Syria’s demographic environment if we are to succeed in an effective reconstruction process
“The regime has less and less foreign currency, revenues have dried up, the war effort is becoming more taxing and its two main donors, Russia and Iran, have their own financial problems.”
