syria
Syrian rebels fire at, miss Assad’s palace
World
November 7, 2012
Syrian rebels fire at, miss Assad’s palace
Syrian rebels fired mortars at President Bashar al-Assad's palace in Damascus on Wednesday but missed, in an attack underlining the…
Blasts in Damascus, brother of parliament speaker killed
World
November 6, 2012
Blasts in Damascus, brother of parliament speaker killed
Deadly explosions struck a Damascus district housing members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Alawi sect live and gunmen killed the…
Opposition: Suicide bomber kills 50 Syrian security men
World
November 5, 2012
Opposition: Suicide bomber kills 50 Syrian security men
An Islamist suicide car bomber killed at least 50 Syrian security men in Hama province on Monday, an opposition group…
Russian FM: We supply Syria arms to honor Soviet-era contracts
World
November 5, 2012
Russian FM: We supply Syria arms to honor Soviet-era contracts
Moscow is supplying arms to Syria under Soviet-era commitments, and were meant for defense against external threats, not to support…
Syrian dissident pushes to unite fragmented opposition
World
November 4, 2012
Syrian dissident pushes to unite fragmented opposition
The fragmented Syrian opposition will attempt once again this weekend to forge a common policy to gain international respect, obtain…
Israel complains to UN over Syrian tanks in Golan zone
World
November 3, 2012
Israel complains to UN over Syrian tanks in Golan zone
Israel lodged a complaint with United Nations monitors on Saturday after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized Golan Heights zone…
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
World
November 3, 2012
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
A Syrian rights group on Saturday released videos of pro-regime fighters apparently killing prisoners and cutting ears from bodies, after…
Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road
World
November 2, 2012
Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road
(Reuters) - The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault…
UN envoy arrives in Egypt to discuss Syria
Egypt
November 1, 2012
UN envoy arrives in Egypt to discuss Syria
UN and Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Cairo Thursday for a two-day visit for talks with…
Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce
World
October 30, 2012
Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce
Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets with renewed intensity on Tuesday after the end of a widely ignored four-day truce between…