Sources: The Jerusalem Post
Investigators in Germany and Sweden arrest eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria. 2024-07-3
Iran's Supreme National Security Council says that it has decided on a response to the Israeli attack on its diplomatic facilities in Damascus, Syria, which killed several high-ranking members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 2024-04-2
At least 12 people are killed and many are wounded in twin blasts in central Syria. 2016-05-5
Sweden celebrates the 70th birthday of their King Carl XVI Gustaf, whose celebration was attended by fellow European royals, including Denmark's Margrethe II, former King of Spain Juan Carlos I and former Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix. 2016-04-30
Saudi Arabia is sending troops and fighter jets to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base ahead of a planned ground invasion of Syria. Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu confirmed the deployment in Adana near the Syria–Turkey border, but said the numbers had not been confirmed. 2016-02-13
Islamic State fighters seize control of Mahin, a town in Syria's central Homs province, following clashes with government forces which left about 50 dead. Fighting was also reported to be taking place on the outskirts of Sadad, a nearby town mostly populated by Christians. 2015-11-1
At least 37 people are killed and 85 others are injured in multiple explosions in the Syrian city of Homs. 2014-04-29
Sweden suspends a wolf hunting intended as a cull for the population, after an appeal by the conservationist party. 2013-02-7
Swedish media report that the country has been helping Saudi Arabia plan the construction of a weapons factory. 2012-03-7
Syria agrees to an Arab League plan to allow monitors into the country amid the uprising. 2011-12-19