Houla massacre
On the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre
Opinion
September 16, 2012
On the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre
Both 16 September and 25 May deserve to be etched in our memories as irksome reminders of our complacency as…
UN monitors shot at trying to reach Syria massacre
World
June 7, 2012
UN monitors shot at trying to reach Syria massacre
Gunmen fired shots at UN monitors trying to get into a Syrian massacre after the reported massacre of dozens of…
Syrian president denies responsibility for Houla massacre
World
June 3, 2012
Syrian president denies responsibility for Houla massacre
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied Sunday that his government had anything to do with last week's gruesome Houla…
Activists: Syrian troops shell Houla after last week’s massacre
World
May 31, 2012
Activists: Syrian troops shell Houla after last week’s massacre
BEIRUT — Activists say Syrian troops are shelling the central Houla area where more than 100 people were massacred last…
Inhuman indifference? A Syrian rebel’s story
Opinion
May 30, 2012
Inhuman indifference? A Syrian rebel’s story
Editor’s note: While Egypt is preoccupied with its own predicament following the first round of the presidential elections, the violence…
Muslim Brotherhood calls on Arab, world powers to intervene in Syria
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood calls on Arab, world powers to intervene in Syria
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on Arab and other world powers on Monday to intervene in Syria after 108 people were…
UN Security Council strongly condemns Syria’s Houla massacre
Egypt
May 28, 2012
UN Security Council strongly condemns Syria’s Houla massacre
The UN Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the Syrian government for unleashing artillery and tank shelling on the town…
Syrian opposition calls for ‘battle’ after Houla massacre
World
May 27, 2012
Syrian opposition calls for ‘battle’ after Houla massacre
AFP — Syrian opposition head Burhan Ghalioun called on Sunday for a "battle of liberation" against the regime until the United…
NGO: More than 13,000 killed in Syria since March 2011
World
May 27, 2012
NGO: More than 13,000 killed in Syria since March 2011
More than 13,000 people have been killed in Syria since an anti-regime revolt broke out in March 2011, Rami Abdel…
UN says over 92 killed in Syria, 32 of them children
World
May 27, 2012
UN says over 92 killed in Syria, 32 of them children
The United Nations said on Saturday that more than 92 people were killed in what activists described as an artillery…