Bashar al-Assad
Syria rebels quit eastern city, Russia critical
World
March 20, 2012
Syria rebels quit eastern city, Russia critical
BEIRUT — Rebel fighters fled the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday in the face of a fierce…
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
World
March 19, 2012
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces clashed Monday with gunmen in an upscale neighborhood of the capital Damascus that is home…
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
World
March 18, 2012
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
BEIRUT — An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday while a…
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
World
March 16, 2012
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
ANKARA — Turkey said on Friday it might set up a border "buffer zone" to protect growing numbers of Syrian…
Gulf Cooperation Council: Gulf Arab states close Syria embassies
World
March 16, 2012
Gulf Cooperation Council: Gulf Arab states close Syria embassies
Four more members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have decided to close their embassies in Syria over its violent crackdown…
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
World
March 15, 2012
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
Huge rallies showed support for Syria's president on Thursday despite a new "massacre" report and a refugee exodus to Turkey, as a…
UK paper claims to have Syrian leader’s emails
World
March 15, 2012
UK paper claims to have Syrian leader’s emails
LONDON — Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Bashar al-Assad and his wife show the…
What will happen to Lebanon?
Opinion
March 14, 2012
What will happen to Lebanon?
A year has elapsed since the onset of the Syrian revolution against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The ruthlessness by…
Assad calls for May parliamentary election in Syria
World
March 13, 2012
Assad calls for May parliamentary election in Syria
DAMASCUS — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, facing a one-year revolt against his rule, set parliamentary elections under his country's new…
Report: Syria army takes northern rebel stronghold
World
March 13, 2012
Report: Syria army takes northern rebel stronghold
BEIRUT — Syrian military forces have recaptured the northern rebel stronghold of Idlib along the border with Turkey, a major…