Russian riot police clash with protesters in Moscow

Russian riot police cleared a Moscow park early Wednesday of a weeklong encampment considered a local version of the Occupy movement, and hours later clashed with antigovernment protesters outside a Stalinist skyscraper in a different part of downtown. (more…)

Putin cancels US trip to deal with protests, criticism

Vladimir Putin will miss a planned visit to the US this month for a key global summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the Kremlin has confirmed, as the Russian president faced pressure from protests and opposition criticism at home.

The White House announced on Wednesday that Putin (more…)

Protests sweep Syria amid shaky truce

Thousands of Syrians took part in protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Friday, testing a shaky U.N. ceasefire, as state media said 18 security personnel were killed in attacks.

As many as 45 people have been killed by Security forces across the country on Friday (more…)

Syrian protesters hit the streets after cease-fire

All over Syria, protesters took to the streets Friday to test the day-old cease-fire there. While there were no major attacks, Bashar al-Assad’s tanks and snipers maintained an intimidating presence in the big cities.
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Syrian opposition protests will test today uncertain truce

Syria’s opposition called for widespread protests Friday to test the regime’s commitment to an internationally brokered cease-fire that the U.N. chief described as so fragile it could collapse with a single gunshot.

Regime forces halted heavy shelling and other major attacks in line with the truce (more…)

Huge rallies on Friday across many Syrian cities

Protesters have rallied against the government in huge numbers across many Syrian cities, in a day dubbed the “Friday for revolutionary detainees”.

The demonstrations comes as Arab League peace monitors are set to meet with the bloc’s foreign ministers in Cairo on Sunday (more…)

Syria warns Turkey, Lebanon against supporting the opposition

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Maqdad has warned Turkey against supporting what he called “armed terror groups” operating across the border, saying the terror might turn against Turkey one day as well.

Recalling Friday’s suicide attack that took the lives of 26 people in central Damascus, (more…)

Russian Military Fleet Arrives in Syria ; Report

The group of Russian military ships that set sail for violence-grippled Syria has reached its destination on Sunday, report agencies.

The fleet, reported to include carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, has arrived in the Syrian port of Tartus, (more…)

Assad defies Arab League peace plan, resumes slaughter in Syria

A Syrian peace plan brokered by the Arab League unraveled Friday as security forces killed 15 people, opening fire on thousands of protesters who denounced President Bashar Assad and said he never intended to hold up his end of the deal to end the violence. (more…)

Syrian students increasingly join protests

Syrian students chanting for revolution marched outside the capital and other areas after class Thursday in a new tactic that brought a swift response from security services, who beat up or detained many of the young protesters, activists said. (more…)