For the first time in five weeks, President Bashar al-Assad offered no concessions the day before Friday's planned mass after-prayers protests.

On Friday, violence in Syria reached shocking levels as more than 100 were killed in crackdowns against protestors who rallied after morning prayers in cities, towns and villages across the country.

Syria’s newly-appointed Minister of Economy has said that his Government will work on reducing the price of gas oil and try to make of Syria a second Singapore.

The departure of Abdallah Dardari, the man who most symbolised in the last decade the transition of Syria from a state-led to a market-led economic system, represents the most significant change in the newly-appointed Government.

The English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad before the newly-sworn Government on April 16.

Over the weekend, President Bashar al-Assad addressed the nation for the second time since the beginning of the unrest in mid-March. His speech highlighted the most significant demands of the country's protest movement and came on the heels of another week of turbulence in cities and villages across the country.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has issued a new decree easing the process for foreigners to acquire real estate property.

Protests in Syria are approaching their fifth week and are showing no signs of slowing. The death toll from ongoing unrest continues to rise as the government states there is "no more room for leniency or tolerance" in response to recent turmoil in the country.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a close Syrian ally, said on Friday that he followed the events in Syria with concern and that he would press Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to speed up political reforms.

The English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad before the Syrian Parliament on March 30, 2011.

In a long awaited speech on Wednesday 30 March Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad talked of the "conspirators" who, he said, wanted to weaken and divide Syria, but failed to give any timeframe for the lifting of the 48-year old State of Emergency or for carrying any other significant political move.

Updated March 28th: Since the inception of unrest in Syria on March 15 2011, tensions here have shown few signs of cooling and indeed have been continually stoked by rising fatalities.

The Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, has nominated the seven board members of the newly established Telecoms Supervisory Authority.

This year should see some reforms at the municipal election level as well as new laws to regulate the media sector and give more freedom of action to NGOs, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria’s President, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with the Wall Street Journal on January 31, 2011.

In the last 4 days, the Syrian Government has announced in two separate measures that it was disbursing a total of SYP 27 billion in additional funding to help its civil servants and the neediest parts of its population, while the Ministry of Electrici...

US President Barack Obama named on December 29 Robert Ford as his ambassador to Damascus, the first time the post will be filled in almost six years.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Hurriyet and Bild in 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad following talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on December 09, 2010.

The English transcript of statements by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his Ukrainian counterpart in Kiev on December 03, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad following talks with his Indian counterpart on November 27, 2010.

Tofarco, a Cypriot developer, has been selected by the Syrian Government to develop a pilot zone in the Snobar project, one of the largest real estate developments in the country.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his Bulgarian counterpart in Sofia on November 09, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad following talks with the Cypriot President in Nicosia on November 04, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a joint press conference in Damascus on October 21, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Damascus on October 11, 2010.

The English transcript of the speech and press conference of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at the Extraordinary Arab Summit in Sirte on October 09, 2010.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with TRT on October 06, 2010.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Turkish Halk TV and Yurt newspaper on October 04, 2013.

The English transcript of a statement made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Minsk on July 26, 2010.

The English transcript of statements by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Madrid on July 05, 2010.

The edited English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Argentina on July 02, 2010.

The edited English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Brazil on June 30, 2010.

The edited English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with the Syrian Expatriate Community in Venezuela on June 27, 2010.

The edited English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad During the Visit to Venezuela on June 26, 2010.

The number of Iraqi refugees formally registered at the UN Refugee Agency representation in Syria has fallen by a quarter, to 165,000, according to a spokesperson.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with the BBC on June 17, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on June 07, 2010.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with PBS on May 27, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Damascus on May 11, 2010.

The edited English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad During the Visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on May 10, 2010.

The English transcript of statements made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Turkish President Abdullah Gul in a joint press conference in Istanbul on May 08, 2010.

The English transcript of the interview of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with Al Manar on March 24, 2010.

The English transcript of statements by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Damascus on March 22, 2010.

The English transcript of the speech of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at the Beginning of a New Parliamentary Term on March 10, 2010.

The English transcript of statements by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the Italian president on March 18, 2010.

Syria plans to purchase some 1-1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year from Azerbaijan starting in the middle of 2011.

Syria and Iran have signed a bilateral agreement waiving visa requirements for nationals from the two countries.