The Arab League has approved sanctions against Syria to pressure the government to end its eight-month crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, effective immediately. Syria described the...
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order introducing sanctions on people and entities in Syria and Iran, that use technology to target their citizens...
Turkey has suspended its strategic partnership with Syria because of ongoing attacks on anti-government demonstrators. In the last 24 hours, at least 17 people have...
Syria's foreign minister has responded harshly to sanctions imposed on his country by the Arab League. Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Jordan.
Syria is taking economic action against Turkey after Ankara froze the assets of Bashar al-Assad's government and suspended all financial deals with the country last...
The US Senate has unanimously approved sanctions on Iran's central bank, despite warnings the move could disrupt markets across the globe. The measure still needs...
New deaths are being reported in Syria as the head of the International Red Cross meets the country's senior officials. He's in Damascus discussing the...
Susan Rice, US Ambassador to the United Nations, discusses Egypt's plan to prosecute 19 Americans, and America's reaction to Russia and China's veto of sanctions...
