Syria faces new challenges

Syria faces new challenges

(VOVworld) – Turkey on Monday accused Syria of opening fire on a second Turkish plane that was searching for the wreckage of a jet earlier shot down by Syria. The move has...
Syria pledges neighborhood relationship with Turkey

Syria pledges neighborhood relationship with Turkey

(VOVworld) – Syrian airforce immediately responded to a Turkish plane flying at an altitude of 100 meters within Syrian airspace in violation of Syrian territory. Syrian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Jihad Makdissi made this statement on...
Russian and France hold different views on the Syria crisis

Russian and France hold different views on the Syria crisis

Russia stood firm in the face of growing international pressure for tougher action over Syria , rejecting military intervention and questioning sanctions as fears of civil war grew. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met separately...
Shaky future in Syria

Shaky future in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Syria. Annan praised the “positive spirit” of the coordination between the...
Kofi Annan back in Syria

Kofi Annan back in Syria

(VOVworld) - UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus today to discuss a solution to the Syrian crisis with President Bashar Al-Assad
Syrian crisis: no end in sight

Syrian crisis: no end in sight

(VOVworld) - Syria continues to trouble the international community. Political analysts are anticipating an all-out civil war in Syria as hope fades for the success of the UN- Arab League Peace Plan. Despite...
UNSC to vote on Syria observer mission

UNSC to vote on Syria observer mission

(VOVworld)- The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet later Saturday to vote on a draft resolution that would authorize immediate dispatch of a team of observers to Syria to...
U-turn in Syria crisis

U-turn in Syria crisis

(VOVworld)-Syria has accepted a 6-point peace proposal put forward by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. The move is seen as light at the end of the tunnel...
Syria after one year of unrest

Syria after one year of unrest

(VOVworld) – March 15 marks one year of political crisis in Syria, which has killed more than 8,000 people. Efforts by the Syrian government and the international community have failed...