Sources: UPI
The Lebanese Navy boards a ship from Libya allegedly carrying weapons bound for the opposition in Syria. 2012-04-28
The Washington-based organisation Human Rights Watch accuses Syria of hiding hundreds of political detainees during a visit by Arab League monitors. 2011-12-28
2011 Syrian uprising: Renewed violence takes place in the city of Homs as Arab League observers arrive in Syria to monitor the country's ongoing uprising. 2011-12-26
2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian state media report the deaths of at least 40 people in two car bombings in the capital Damascus. 2011-12-23
The first monitors from the Arab League arrive in Syria to assess the government's crack-down on anti-government demonstrations across the country. 2011-12-22
The Arab League votes to suspend Syria over its violent suppression of the Syrian uprising, pledging new sanctions and urging member states to withdraw ambassadors from Damascus. 2011-11-12
2011 Syrian uprising: Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets after Friday prayers in cities across Syria. 2011-07-22
Syria condemns the decision by the United States to impose sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad in response to ongoing anti-government protests. 2011-05-19
The European Union imposes sanctions on 13 Syrian officials in response to a violent crackdown on protests in the country. 2011-05-10
Syrian forces kill at least four people at the Omari Mosque in the southern Syrian city of Deraa following days of protest against the Ba'ath Party. 2011-03-23