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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to attend an Arab League summit, the first since Syria was readmitted following a 12-year suspension due to the civil war.
2023-05-19

The Arab League re-admits Syria as a member, after being suspended 12 years ago due to the Syrian civil war.
2023-05-7

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra indicates support for Syria to return to the Arab League after a decade-long suspension.
2022-07-26

Rebel fighters start evacuating from Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, and head to Idlib Governorate on government buses. Douma is the last rebel stronghold in Eastern Ghouta.
2018-04-1

The US offers to destroy Syria chemical weapons at sea using the US Navy auxiliary vessel Cape Ray.
2013-11-28

One Syrian is killed and nine others injured in mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus.
2013-11-28

Arab League officials say the Syrian opposition, the National Coalition, will represent the country in the upcoming summit in Doha, Qatar.
2013-03-25

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov confirms his country is working on mobilization plans to evacuate its citizens from Syria. In the statement, the Foreign Ministry acknowledges for the first time that the rebels might win as the Syrian government is losing control of more and more territory.
2012-12-13

The brother of the Syrian parliament speaker is shot and killed by gunmen in the capital Damascus.
2012-11-6

Syrian Civil War: Arab League ministers meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss the extension of its monitoring mission in Syria.
2012-01-22