syria
Palestine-Syrian refugees protest before Cairo Palestinian Embassy
Egypt
April 22, 2013
Palestine-Syrian refugees protest before Cairo Palestinian Embassy
Palestinian-Syrians refugees displaced from Syria began a sit-in on Tuesday in front of the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo, demanding equal…
Syria opposition head refiles resignation, source says
World
April 21, 2013
Syria opposition head refiles resignation, source says
Syria's National Coalition head Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has refiled his resignation and an interim leader is being sought, a fellow…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
Assad: West will pay a heavy price for supporting Islamists in Syria
World
April 17, 2013
Assad: West will pay a heavy price for supporting Islamists in Syria
President Bashar al-Assad warned Western states on Wednesday that they will pay a heavy price at home for their alleged…
Syria’s Assad cuts jail terms, activists not satisfied
World
April 16, 2013
Syria’s Assad cuts jail terms, activists not satisfied
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cut prisoners' sentences on Tuesday to mark a national holiday but activists said it was a…
Assad’s forces break rebel blockade in north Syria
World
April 15, 2013
Assad’s forces break rebel blockade in north Syria
Syrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a…
Assad forces damage mosque that sparked Syria revolt
World
April 14, 2013
Assad forces damage mosque that sparked Syria revolt
President Bashar al-Assad's forces destroyed the minaret of the historic Omari mosque where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago in…
Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire
World
April 13, 2013
Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire
JERUSALEM –– The Israeli military said it fired artillery into Syria on Friday after its troops were shot at on…
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
World
April 11, 2013
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
At least 45 Syrians were killed, some in cold blood, when government troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in…
Al-Qaeda wing says Syria’s al-Nusra is part of network
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Al-Qaeda wing says Syria’s al-Nusra is part of network
Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq, acknowledged on Tuesday that Al-Nusra Front, a jihadi group fighting…