Vehicles of a convoy of United Nations monitors observing the ceasefire in Syria were damaged by a roadside bomb in the province of Idlib in the northwest of the country but no UN personnel were injured.
Tue May 15, 2012 3:49PM
The United States and Saudi Arabia have devised a new plan to destroy Syria after they did not reach their goals by creating unrest in the country for more than one year, Press TV reports.
Tue May 15, 2012 2:50PM
A group of observers from the United Nations have joined their colleagues in Syria to monitor the peace plan in the Middle Eastern country.
Tue May 15, 2012 9:34AM
At least eight Yemeni civilians have been killed in two airstrikes in the south part of Yemen, witnesses say.
Tue May 15, 2012 8:28AM
A Syrian official says more than half of the eligible voters in Syria participated in the May 7 parliamentary elections, which were held under a new constitution that paved the way for a multiparty system in the country.
Tue May 15, 2012 1:57AM
Russia says powerful foreign military and financial backing is emboldening the Syrian opposition to continue terrorist activities.
Mon May 14, 2012 1:17PM
Terrorist groups fighting against the Syrian government have killed 23 more security forces in the northern city of Rastan, opposition activists reported.
Mon May 14, 2012 6:28AM
Reports say Syrian forces have clashed with armed groups in a suburb of the capital, Damascus, and the central province of Homs despite a UN-backed ceasefire that has been broken several times since it took effect on April 12.
Mon May 14, 2012 1:46AM
Dozens of people have been killed in fighting between the Yemeni government forces and, what Sana’a calls, al-Qaeda militants in the southern Yemen province of Abyan.
Mon May 14, 2012 1:29AM
Armed men have assassinated the imam of the Ruqayya mosque, Sheikh Abbas al-Laham in the Syrian capital Damascus, Press TV reports.
Sun May 13, 2012 3:35PM
A UN official says 189 observers are currently stationed in Syria to monitor a ceasefire that took effect on April 12.
Sun May 13, 2012 2:21AM
Two Turkish journalists who went missing in Syria about two months ago have been released with Iran’s help.
Sun May 13, 2012 2:3AM
The Syrian information minister says the country is being targeted by a terrorist alliance comprised of al-Qaeda, armed groups, and elements backed by Western and certain regional countries.
Sat May 12, 2012 11:28PM
At least 11 people have been killed in two US assassination drone attacks in southern Yemen, Yemeni military officials say.
Sat May 12, 2012 1:49PM
Syrian people have gathered in Damascus to hold a funeral for the victims of recent bomb attacks carried out in the capital.
Sat May 12, 2012 10:15AM
The Turkish government has announced that nearly 19,000 Syrian refugees who fled violence into neighboring Turkey have now returned home.
Sat May 12, 2012 10:8AM
LAST UPDATE
More than 200 people have been injured in a military crackdown on anti-regime protesters in northwestern Yemen, Press TV reports.
Fri May 11, 2012 6:19PM
Syrian Security forces have foiled an attempted car bomb attack in the northern city of Aleppo, a day after twin bomb explosions killed scores of people in the capital.
Fri May 11, 2012 4:32PM
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon says the Arab states supporting armed groups fighting against the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, have indeed waged war on the Syrian nation.
Fri May 11, 2012 3:59PM
Jordanians have staged nationwide protest rallies to demand the resignation of the newly formed government headed by Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh.
Fri May 11, 2012 10:25AM
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has expressed concern over the US imposition of unilateral sanctions against Syria, emphasizing the importance of a UN-Arab League peace plan.
Fri May 11, 2012 6:59AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned the recent twin bombings in Syria, accusing certain foreign powers of encouraging the ongoing violence, Press TV reports.
Fri May 11, 2012 5:13AM
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the latest terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus which left more than 50 people dead.
Fri May 11, 2012 2:11AM
The Syrian government has handed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the names of 26 foreign terrorists involved in recent violence in the country.
Thu May 10, 2012 5:55PM
Death squads backed by the NATO and some regional Arab states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar are sabotaging the ongoing peace efforts in Syria, a political analyst tells Press TV.
Thu May 10, 2012 6:32AM
LAST UPDATE
Syrian state TV says two bomb attacks have been carried out in the capital, Damascus, killing at least 55 people and wounding nearly 400 others.
Thu May 10, 2012 4:27AM
Leader of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) Burhan Ghalioun has concluded a three-day visit to China as sporadic attacks by armed groups continue in Syria, Press TV reports.
Thu May 10, 2012 12:38AM
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned that nearly one million children in Yemen are suffering from poor nutrition, many of them struggling with death.
Wed May 9, 2012 10:20AM
UPDATE1
An explosion has wounded at least six Syrian soldiers escorting the United Nations monitors in the town of Daraa.
Wed May 9, 2012 1:42AM
Yemenis have held a demonstration in Sana’a to demand the dismissal of ex-regime remnants loyal to deposed dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Wed May 9, 2012 12:7AM
Despite efforts by the UN-Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan to settle the issues in Syria, the United States says it is still after regime change in the country.
Tue May 8, 2012 7:15AM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the complete team of observers tasked with monitoring the ceasefire in Syria will be deployed to the country by June.
Mon May 7, 2012 5:7AM
Syrians have begun voting in the first parliamentary elections under a new constitution approved by an overwhelming support of the people in a February referendum.
Mon May 7, 2012 12:41AM
At least two people have been killed in a US assassination drone attack in the southern part of Yemen.
Sun May 6, 2012 5:10PM
Syria is set to hold the first parliamentary elections under a new constitution that paved the way for a multiparty system in the country.
Sun May 6, 2012 2:42PM
Yemeni demonstrators have gathered in the southern city of Taizz to demand the prosecution of former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh and his aides, Press TV reports.
Sun May 6, 2012 11:7AM
Candidates for the Syrian parliament have stepped up their campaigning activities and meetings ahead of Monday's vote, Press TV reports.
Sun May 6, 2012 5:33AM
Leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement Michel Aoun has warned against any foreign interference in Syria, Press TV reports.
Sun May 6, 2012 1:7AM
A bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least two people and injured five more.
Sat May 5, 2012 11:25AM
LAST UPDATE
Syrian state media say border guards have foiled an attempt by an armed group to infiltrate into the country from neighboring Turkey.
Sat May 5, 2012 8:2AM
Millions of Syrians are set to head for parliamentary polls on Monday in the country's first multi-party elections under a new constitution.
Fri May 4, 2012 10:4PM
Yemenis have staged a demonstration in Sa’ada to condemn US and Saudi meddling in their country, Press TV reports.
Fri May 4, 2012 5:6PM
Hundreds of Jordanians have marched in the capital, Amman, to urge the new government to cut all ties with the Tel Aviv regime.
Fri May 4, 2012 2:18PM
The office of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says the six-point peace plan for Syria is "on track,” rejecting US allegations that the plan has failed and other approaches are needed.
Wed May 2, 2012 3:44PM
Russia has accused armed groups in Syria of conducting a large-scale campaign to cause Kofi Annan’s peace plan to fail by violating the UN-brokered ceasefire.
Wed May 2, 2012 1:47PM
At least 15 Syrian security forces have been killed in a terrorist attack in the northern province of Aleppo despite the UN-brokered ceasefire.
Wed May 2, 2012 1:21AM
The UN peacekeeping chief has accused both Damascus and armed groups in Syria of violating the UN-Arab League peace plan.
Tue May 1, 2012 8:36AM
The United Nations observers continue monitoring the ceasefire in Syria amid sporadic terrorist attacks carried out by armed groups in the country.
Tue May 1, 2012 6:15AM
A British journalist says the failure of the United Nations to issue an “immediate condemnation” of terrorist attacks carried out in Syria is "obscene," Press TV reports.
Tue May 1, 2012 2:34AM
Yemenis have held a demonstration in Sana’a to demand the dismissal of ex-regime remnants loyal to former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh.
