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Syria opposition to mull peace talks
Egypt

Syria opposition to mull peace talks

Syria's main opposition group gathers Thursday for a landmark conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss peace talks with the regime,…
Analysis: Crossing Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria will require concrete proof
World

Analysis: Crossing Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria will require concrete proof

While President Barack Obama has declared a "red line" over Syrian use of chemical weapons, US officials suggested on Tuesday…
Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists
World

Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists

At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in…
HRW slams ‘indiscriminate’ Syria fire on Lebanon
World

HRW slams ‘indiscriminate’ Syria fire on Lebanon

Human Rights Watch called Monday on both the Syrian regime and rebel forces to end "indiscriminate cross-border attacks" on areas…
Palestine-Syrian refugees protest before Cairo Palestinian Embassy
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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