Syria

Latest news items: Following the latest events and violence unfolding in Syria, international flights to Syria have been suspended until further notice.
Since March 2011, the Syrian government has been leading a bloody repression. According to the UN, there have been more than 8,500 deaths. French nationals, with the French Consulate in Latakia being the target, were the subject of an attack last November. At this time, the French government asked all French nationals living and travelling in the country to leave without delay. The UK followed suit. Any plans to travel to and within the country are to be postponed or cancelled. The British Embassy in Damascus has suspended all services and all diplomatic personnel have been withdrawn from Syria. In an emergency, you should contact the Hungarian Embassy in Damascus:
(00-963-11) 611-07-87, 611-28-04, or 611-79-66
Emergency number: 00-963-955-336-006
Once again, British nationals are asked to leave Syria.

You can find all of this information on the UK in Syria website
Syrians are rather conservative, so avoid clothing that is too short, tight, revealing or that could be considered as being too evocative. And of course, no shorts or bare shoulders when entering the mosques and churches. When talking with a Syrian, avoid touchy subjects: Israel, the political regime, etc., you could easily make others uncomfortable.