Sources: BBC
Iran says a UK-flagged ship seized several months ago is free to depart. MV "Stena Impero", an oil tanker, was captured in response to the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar over allegations it was carrying fuel to Syria. 2019-09-23
United Nations Special Envoy Kofi Annan visits Syria a day after the Security Council unanimously condemns the Houla massacre. 2012-05-28
Several people are killed or injured in a blast in Syria's second city of Aleppo. 2012-05-5
A Syrian army general is shot dead in Damascus, according to state media. 2012-02-11
2011 Syrian uprising: A Syrian human rights organisation claims that Syrian Army troops have killed 22 people in the town of Hama since yesterday. 2011-07-6
Amnesty International calls for a United Nations investigation into allegations of human rights abuses in Syria. 2011-07-5
The Syrian human rights group Sawasiah claims that at least 63 protestors were killed on Friday. 2011-06-4
Demonstrators defy a government ban in the Syrian capital Damascus and protest for a second day, demanding the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-16
Hundreds of people stage a rare protest in the Syrian capital Damascus calling for greater freedoms and the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-15