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Syria blast: Foreign plot blamed
A car bomb has killed nine people at a Syrian military post, an attack the government says is the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot.
UN monitors in Syria to be taken to safety after attack
The United Nations has plans to collect a monitoring team from a Syrian town after they spent the night in the hands of rebels following an attack.
Syria boycotts UN torture hearing
Syria boycotted a hearing by the United Nations’ main anti-torture body avoiding a grilling over its crackdown on civilians during a year-old uprising.
Shelling kills eight in Syria, activists say
At least eight Syrians were killed on Tuesday in shelling that targeted the northwestern coastal city of Banias, whilst rebels managed to foil an attempt by government forces to storm areas in the south, activists said.
Annan Syria peace bid fading fast
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has warned that confidence in international envoy Kofi Annan’s peace efforts is fading fast.
EU agrees on new sanctions against Syria
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to fresh sanctions against Syria, the 15th round so far to protest the repression of dissidents by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
EU agrees to new Syria sanctions
European Union foreign ministers agreed fresh sanctions against Syria on Monday, the 15th round so far to protest the relentless repression of dissidents by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Clashes rage in Syria, opposition meets abroad
Rebels fought the army in northern Syria today, activists said.
Syrians being ‘fed with fears’
Turkey’s ambassador to Syria says the people of that country are being “fed with fears” about their fate should Bashar Assad’s regime fall.