syria
Syria fighting rages as UN observer chief leaves
World
August 25, 2012
Syria fighting rages as UN observer chief leaves
Fighter jets and tanks unleashed deadly new raids in hotspots across Syria, as the head of the now-defunct UN…
Egypt won’t make friends with Iran any time soon, says presidency
Egypt
August 24, 2012
Egypt won’t make friends with Iran any time soon, says presidency
Egypt and Iran won’t be reinstating normal diplomatic relations any time soon, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali told the London-based Asharq…
Turkish soldiers kill 16 PKK militants after convoy attack
World
August 23, 2012
Turkish soldiers kill 16 PKK militants after convoy attack
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish troops have killed 16 Kurdish guerrillas in an operation in southeast Turkey targeting militants who launched…
EgyptAir assigns larger plane for Syria flights
Business
August 19, 2012
EgyptAir assigns larger plane for Syria flights
Head of EgyptAir Ayman Nasser said that larger planes would head to Damascus and Aleppo to accommodate larger numbers…
Assad appears in public for Eid prayers
Travel
August 19, 2012
Assad appears in public for Eid prayers
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad joined prayers at a Damascus mosque Sunday for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, as his forces reportedly pressed on with a deadly…
British intelligence aided Syrian rebels to attack Assad forces: report
World
August 19, 2012
British intelligence aided Syrian rebels to attack Assad forces: report
British intelligence on Syrian troop movements is helping rebels launch successful attacks on regime forces, a Sunday newspaper reported, quoting…
Syria revolt attracts motley foreign jihadi corps
World
August 18, 2012
Syria revolt attracts motley foreign jihadi corps
A fighter returns to a Free Syrian Army safe house after a shift on the Aleppo frontline, cranks up…
Egypt says it supports Brahimi’s mission to end bloodshed in Syria
Egypt
August 18, 2012
Egypt says it supports Brahimi’s mission to end bloodshed in Syria
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has spoken to the Algerian diplomat, Lakhdar Brahimi, who agreed to replace Kofi Annan…
Lebanon kidnap sparks fears of Syria spillover
World
August 16, 2012
Lebanon kidnap sparks fears of Syria spillover
Gulf Arab states began evacuating their citizens from Lebanon on Thursday after kidnappings linked to Syria's civil war showed violence…
Army pummels Aleppo ‘as 34 killed’ in Syria
World
August 16, 2012
Army pummels Aleppo ‘as 34 killed’ in Syria
The Syrian army pummeled districts across the embattled northern city of Aleppo on Thursday, leaving 18 civilians dead, while eight…