Syria ceasefire 'appears to be holding' - Annan UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has said that a ceasefire in Syria appears to be holding but President Bashar al-Assad must carry out all parts of an agreed peace plan. News • 13 Apr 12
Syria ceasefire 'appears to be holding' - Annan UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has said that a ceasefire in Syria appears to be holding but President Bashar al-Assad must carry out all parts of an agreed peace plan. News • 13 Apr 12
Syria promises ceasefire by deadline Syria has announced that it will cease military operations against rebel fighters from tomorrow. News • 11 Apr 12
Syria promises ceasefire by deadline Syria has announced that it will cease military operations against rebel fighters from tomorrow. News • 11 Apr 12
Kofi Annan says Syria ceasefire still possible The United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has said there is still time for a ceasefire in the country. News • 11 Apr 12
Kofi Annan says Syria ceasefire still possible The United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has said there is still time for a ceasefire in the country. News • 11 Apr 12
Over 100 dead in latest Syrian army crackdown Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing over 100 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey. News • 10 Apr 12
Over 100 dead in latest Syrian army crackdown Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing over 100 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey. News • 10 Apr 12
Syrian regime tries to block fleeing refugees Syrian forces are pressing a military offensive and laying mines near the border with Turkey in an attempt to block a flow of refugees and supplies for insurgents, rebel activists and a Turkish official at the frontier said. News • 10 Apr 12
Syrian regime tries to block fleeing refugees Syrian forces are pressing a military offensive and laying mines near the border with Turkey in an attempt to block a flow of refugees and supplies for insurgents, rebel activists and a Turkish official at the frontier said. News • 10 Apr 12
Attacks on civilians continuing - Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that Syria's conflict is deepening and attacks on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops under an international peace plan. News • 05 Apr 12
Attacks on civilians continuing - Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that Syria's conflict is deepening and attacks on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops under an international peace plan. News • 05 Apr 12
US warns Syria not to intensify violence The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, has warned Syria not to intensify violence in the days leading up to a ceasefire proposed by the UN and Arab League. News • 04 Apr 12
US warns Syria not to intensify violence The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, has warned Syria not to intensify violence in the days leading up to a ceasefire proposed by the UN and Arab League. News • 04 Apr 12
UN team to begin Syria mission this week An advance UN team preparing the deployment of observers in Syria is expected in Damascus within the next two days. News • 03 Apr 12
UN team to begin Syria mission this week An advance UN team preparing the deployment of observers in Syria is expected in Damascus within the next two days. News • 03 Apr 12
Syria agrees deadline for peace plan Syria has pledged to withdraw all military units from towns by 10 April to pave the way for a full ceasefire with rebels two days later, a spokesman for Kofi Annan said. News • 02 Apr 12
Syria agrees deadline for peace plan Syria has pledged to withdraw all military units from towns by 10 April to pave the way for a full ceasefire with rebels two days later, a spokesman for Kofi Annan said. News • 02 Apr 12
Turkish PM says Syrians have right to self-defence Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the international community would have to accept the right of Syrians to self defence if the United Nations Security Council cannot solve the conflict there. News • 12 Apr 12
Turkish PM says Syrians have right to self-defence Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the international community would have to accept the right of Syrians to self defence if the United Nations Security Council cannot solve the conflict there. News • 12 Apr 12
Kofi Annan expects ceasefire in Syria International envoy Kofi Annan has said he expects the Syrian government to implement an agreed ceasefire immediately. News • 02 Apr 12
Kofi Annan expects ceasefire in Syria International envoy Kofi Annan has said he expects the Syrian government to implement an agreed ceasefire immediately. News • 02 Apr 12
Istanbul meeting to pressurise Assad on peace plan Dozens of the world's top diplomats will gather this weekend to turn up pressure on Syria to abide by a peace plan that could finally end violence there. News • 30 Mar 12
Istanbul meeting to pressurise Assad on peace plan Dozens of the world's top diplomats will gather this weekend to turn up pressure on Syria to abide by a peace plan that could finally end violence there. News • 30 Mar 12
Arab leaders call for an end to Syrian violence Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syrian violence at a landmark summit in Baghdad, while Iraq's premier warned that arming rival camps would spark a "proxy war." News • 29 Mar 12
Arab leaders call for an end to Syrian violence Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syrian violence at a landmark summit in Baghdad, while Iraq's premier warned that arming rival camps would spark a "proxy war." News • 29 Mar 12
US accuses Syria of failing on peace pledge The US has accused Syria's President Bashar al-Assad of failing to fulfil a pledge to respect a UN-Arab League peace plan. News • 28 Mar 12
US accuses Syria of failing on peace pledge The US has accused Syria's President Bashar al-Assad of failing to fulfil a pledge to respect a UN-Arab League peace plan. News • 28 Mar 12
UN powers cautious on Syria peace plan Western nations have given a sceptical welcome to President Bashar al-Assad's acceptance of a UN-Arab League peace plan for Syria as the UN said the death toll for the uprising has passed 9,000. News • 28 Mar 12
UN powers cautious on Syria peace plan Western nations have given a sceptical welcome to President Bashar al-Assad's acceptance of a UN-Arab League peace plan for Syria as the UN said the death toll for the uprising has passed 9,000. News • 28 Mar 12
