Syrian authorities did not confirm opening fire, but said they had “contained the situation”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A written statement from the Latakia province's media office that was distributed to reporters said three people were killed and more than 40 people wounded. It did not specify if the casualties were all in Azhari Square or in other towns where protests were also taking place.

DAMASCUS, Syria(AP) — Thousands of members of Syria’s Alawite minority sect demonstrated in the country’s central and coastal regions Tuesday against what they say are acts of discrimination by the new Syrian government. An opposition war monitor ...

From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a lesson Jerusalem cannot ignore as Iran convulses. A significant Middle East anniversary passed this week with hardly anyone noticing.