syria
Critical advance for the rebels of Aleppo reveals their tactics
World
December 23, 2012
Critical advance for the rebels of Aleppo reveals their tactics
ALEPPO — At one of the gates of a major infantry academy at the northern entrance of Aleppo — also…
Abbas to UN: Help Syria refugees enter Palestinian territory
World
December 19, 2012
Abbas to UN: Help Syria refugees enter Palestinian territory
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged the international community to help Palestinian refugees fleeing fighting in camps in Syria…
Russia sends warships to Syria for possible evacuation
World
December 18, 2012
Russia sends warships to Syria for possible evacuation
Russia sent warships to the Mediterranean to prepare a potential evacuation of its citizens from Syria, a Russian news agency…
Palestinians flood into Lebanon after Damascus fighting
World
December 17, 2012
Palestinians flood into Lebanon after Damascus fighting
Hundreds of Palestinians refugees living in Syria flooded into Lebanon on Monday after clashes raged between Palestinian factions loyal to…
Foreign Ministry says evacuated 4,000 Egyptians from Syria
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Foreign Ministry says evacuated 4,000 Egyptians from Syria
Some 4,000 Egyptian citizens have been evacuated from Syria due to the conflict raging there, according to Egypt’s Foreign…
Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
World
December 16, 2012
Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
Syrian fighter jets rocketed the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 25 people sheltering in a…
Russia says position unchanged on Syria after envoy comments
World
December 14, 2012
Russia says position unchanged on Syria after envoy comments
Russia said on Friday it had not changed policy on Syria, distancing itself from comments by a diplomat who said…
Russia says Syrian rebels might win
World
December 13, 2012
Russia says Syrian rebels might win
Syrian rebels are gaining ground and might win, Russia's Middle East envoy said on Thursday, in the starkest such admission…
US official: Assad’s forces fire Scuds in Syria escalation
World
December 13, 2012
US official: Assad’s forces fire Scuds in Syria escalation
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have fired Scud missiles at rebels trying to overthrow Syria's government, a senior…
Egyptian embassy employee wounded in Damascus bombing
Egypt
December 12, 2012
Egyptian embassy employee wounded in Damascus bombing
An employee of the Egyptian Embassy in Damascus was wounded in three bombings targeting the Syrian interior ministry that is…