Syria began requiring visas for Iraqis entering the country Monday, a measure that is aimed to stem the steady flow of Iraqis fleeing their war-torn nation into their western neighbor, a Syrian official said.
Syria began requiring visas for Iraqis entering the country Monday, hoping to stem the flow of refugees fleeing violence in their homeland, a Syrian official said.
Syria will not attend a Middle East peace conference set for next month unless the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights are on the agenda, President Bashar al-Assad said in comments broadcast on Monday.
President Bashar al-Assad said Syria will not attend a US-sponsored Middle East peace conference unless its concerns are addressed and that his country will retaliate to an Israeli air strike on its own terms.
President Bashar al-Assad said Syria will stay away from a US-sponsored Middle East conference unless the Golan is discussed and that his country will retaliate to an Israeli air strike on its own terms.
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Syria's foreign minister on Monday accused "sources in the United States" of fabricating news about the target of a mysterious Israeli attack last month, reported to be either weapons headed for Hezbollah guerrillas or a nascent nuclear installation.
The international community, including the UN Security Council, should condemn a recent Israeli "act of aggression" against Syria, Syria's foreign minister said Monday. "The latest act of Israeli aggression against Syria on September 6, ...
Syria says it will boycott a Middle East peace conference in Washington unless the agenda includes discussion of Israel vacating the Golan Heights.
Syria's president claims the target hit by an Israeli airstrike last month was a military building under construction.
Syria's leader says he will not attend a US-sponsored peace conference unless his concerns are addressed.