ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's divided opposition leaders have failed to back a plan by their outgoing leader for President Bashar al-Assad to cede power gradually to end the country's civil war, highlighting the obstacles to international peace talks expected next month.Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday it had forces in Syria supporting President Bashar al-Assad's army, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded Tehran withdraw its fighters from Syrian territory. Full story
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday the Syrian government had agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference proposed by Russia and the United States, and criticized what it called attempts to undermine peace efforts. Full story
For the first time since the Syrian rebellion started, U.S. lawmakers have approved weapons being sent to rebels fighting the Middle Eastern nation’s government.
Troops are traveling through the streets of Tripoli, Lebanon, to stop violence erupting between supporters and opponents of neighboring Syria's civil unrest. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Syrian activists report that dozens of people were killed in fighting on Sunday in Qusair, a town in the central province of Homs that has been under rebel control since early last year. NBCNews.com's Richard Lui reports.
Shibley Telhami, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of the upcoming book “The World Through Arab Eyes: Arab Public Opinion and the Reshaping of the Middle East,” and MSNBC Contributor Rula Jebreal talk with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about the ongoing conflict in Syria and Secretary o
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with leaders in the area. It is expected that Syria will be a major point of discussion. Shibley Telhami of the Brookings Institute and journalist Rula Jebreal join MSNBC with more.
George Sabra , a veteran Christian opposition figure and acting President of the Syrian National Coalition, speaks during the opening session of a meeting by members of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Bulent Kilic/Pool
A Syrian woman sits at the bedside of her 4-year-old daughter in the children's ward at the Wolfson hospital, south of Tel Aviv. The girl was brought to Israel for treatment with help from the NGO Save a Child's Heart.
Former leader of the Syrian National Coalition Moaz Alkhatib speaks during a meeting in Istanbul May 23, 2013. The meeting by members of the Syrian opposition was held to decide whether to attend the U.S.- and Russian-backed conference in Geneva aimed at ending the Syrian conflict. Alkhatib urged P
Former leader of the Syrian National Coalition Moaz Alkhatib arrives for a meeting in Istanbul May 23, 2013. The meeting by members of the Syrian opposition was held to decide whether to attend the U.S.- and Russian-backed conference in Geneva aimed at ending the Syrian conflict. Alkhatib urged Pre
