syria
Turkey strikes targets inside Syria after mortar attack
World
October 3, 2012
Turkey strikes targets inside Syria after mortar attack
Turkey's military struck targets inside Syria on Wednesday in response to a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory which killed…
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
World
October 3, 2012
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
Yasser al-Najjar is a member of the Syrian National Council, and also part of the Free Syrian Army. When he…
Saudi misses another regional meeting over Syria
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Saudi misses another regional meeting over Syria
Saudi Arabia has stayed away for a second time from a meeting of Egypt, Turkey and Iran to discuss the…
At least 31,000 killed in Syria conflict, activists say
World
October 2, 2012
At least 31,000 killed in Syria conflict, activists say
Violence across Syria has killed at least 31,022 people, most of them civilians, since the outbreak of an anti-regime revolt…
Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem
World
October 1, 2012
Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem
Fires that gutted a vast historic market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a…
Syrian rebels find hostile buffer zone in Lebanon
World
October 1, 2012
Syrian rebels find hostile buffer zone in Lebanon
EAST LEBANON — Abu Fakher Zaarour, a farmer in his 60s, has lived all his life in Masharee al-Qaa, a…
Egypt opposes Arab military intervention in Syria, Morsy adviser says
Egypt
October 1, 2012
Egypt opposes Arab military intervention in Syria, Morsy adviser says
Saif Abdel Fattah, a political adviser to President Mohamed Morsy, denied news reports quoting him as saying Egypt supports joining…
Activists: Large part of ancient souq in Syria’s Aleppo in ashes
World
September 30, 2012
Activists: Large part of ancient souq in Syria’s Aleppo in ashes
BEIRUT — Large parts of Aleppo's covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a UNESCO world…
Morsy in Turkey: Gaza border is open, Syria repression must end
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Morsy in Turkey: Gaza border is open, Syria repression must end
The border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will remain open, President Mohamed Morsy told the general conference of…
Update: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood welcomes Arab military intervention
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Update: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood welcomes Arab military intervention
The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood would welcome Arab military intervention to resolve the conflict in Syria instead of a broader international effort, a…