Bashar al-Assad
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
World
February 20, 2012
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that foreign parties were funding "armed terrorist groups" to destabilize Syria and intent on…
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
World
February 19, 2012
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
The top US military officer warned Sunday that intervention in Syria would be "very difficult" and said it would be…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
On Sunday, Egypt withdrew its ambassador to Syria and Syria responded by recalling its ambassador in Cairo, Youssef al-Ahmed. In…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria
The Foreign Ministry decided to withdraw the Egyptian ambassador to Syria on Sunday, as thousands of protesters staged a sit-in…
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
World
February 19, 2012
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
BEIRUT — Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a restive province in northwest Syria on Sunday, the…
A new Syrian leadership?
Opinion
February 19, 2012
A new Syrian leadership?
The uprising in Syria is becoming increasingly violent. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that the regime’s…
Hundreds outside Syrian Embassy demand Assad’s fall
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Hundreds outside Syrian Embassy demand Assad’s fall
Hundreds of Syrian and Egyptian activists gathered outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo Friday to call for the end of…
Activists say Syrian tanks shell Homs intensively
World
February 17, 2012
Activists say Syrian tanks shell Homs intensively
BEIRUT — Syrian troops intensively shelled rebel-held neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs Friday, a day after the…
Senators urge Obama: Pressure, and possibly arm, Syria opposition
World
February 17, 2012
Senators urge Obama: Pressure, and possibly arm, Syria opposition
A few US senators have in recent days urged the Obama administration to increase pressure on the Syria regime,…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria
World
February 17, 2012
UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria
UNITED NATIONS — The 193-nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by…