syria
Chemical weapons watchdog verifies previously inaccessible Syrian site: document
World
November 7, 2013
Chemical weapons watchdog verifies previously inaccessible Syrian site: document
Global chemical weapons watchdog inspectors using footage from sealed cameras have verified one of two remaining sites declared by Syria, according…
Bomb kills eight in central Damascus square: SANA
World
November 6, 2013
Bomb kills eight in central Damascus square: SANA
A bomb exploded in central Damascus on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 50, with women and children among the…
Muslim Brotherhood no longer able to rally on streets, president claims
Egypt
November 2, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood no longer able to rally on streets, president claims
Interim President Adly Mansour has claimed the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer capable of rallying large protests on the streets,…
Exclusive: Syria has destroyed chemical production facilities – watchdog
World
October 31, 2013
Exclusive: Syria has destroyed chemical production facilities – watchdog
Syria has destroyed all of its declared chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, meeting a major deadline in an ambitious…
Syria envoy meets Assad as peace talks falter
World
October 30, 2013
Syria envoy meets Assad as peace talks falter
United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in the Syrian capital Damascus in an effort to…
Russia says Syria rebel threats against talks ‘outrageous’
World
October 28, 2013
Russia says Syria rebel threats against talks ‘outrageous’
Russia on Monday described as “outrageous” a threat by powerful rebel groups in Syria against those who attend peace talks…
Video of Russian in Syria demands swap for detained Saudi
World
October 24, 2013
Video of Russian in Syria demands swap for detained Saudi
A video message purporting to show a Russian man abducted in Syria set a deadline of five days for the…
Syria frees 10 women prisoners as part of three-way hostage swap
World
October 23, 2013
Syria frees 10 women prisoners as part of three-way hostage swap
Syrian authorities have released 10 women jailed for helping the opposition, the first batch of 126 women expected to be…
Britain urges all Syrian opposition to join peace talks
World
October 22, 2013
Britain urges all Syrian opposition to join peace talks
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was vital that all elements of Syria’s opposition join peace talks tentatively scheduled…