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Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
World
August 15, 2012
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
Four Gulf countries — Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — urged their citizens to stay away from…
Syrian air raid kills 30 in rebel-held town
World
August 15, 2012
Syrian air raid kills 30 in rebel-held town
AZAZ, Syria – A Syrian air raid killed 30 people in the rebel-held northern border town of Azaz on Wednesday,…
UN: Assad’s forces and rebels committed crimes against humanity
World
August 15, 2012
UN: Assad’s forces and rebels committed crimes against humanity
Syrian government forces and allied Shabbiha militia have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder and torture in…
Morsy: Time for the Syrian regime to leave
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Morsy: Time for the Syrian regime to leave
"It is time for the Syrian regime to go," said President Mohamed Morsy during the closed session of the Organization…
Syrian TV: Blast near Damascus hotel used by UN
World
August 15, 2012
Syrian TV: Blast near Damascus hotel used by UN
DAMASCUS — Syrian state-run TV says a bomb has exploded near a fuel truck outside a hotel where UN observers…
Assad controls ‘no more than 30%’ of Syria, says ex-PM
World
August 14, 2012
Assad controls ‘no more than 30%’ of Syria, says ex-PM
Syria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other…
World Muslim leaders mull suspending Syria
World
August 14, 2012
World Muslim leaders mull suspending Syria
Muslim leaders were on Tuesday to mull proposals to suspend war-hit Syria from the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),…
Cairo airport facilitate entry measures for Syrians, says official
Egypt
August 13, 2012
Cairo airport facilitate entry measures for Syrians, says official
Authorities at the Cairo International Airport have said they are easing entry procedures for the hundreds of Syrians fleeing the…
Arab ministers meeting on Syria postponed
World
August 12, 2012
Arab ministers meeting on Syria postponed
CAIRO — The Arab League said it had postponed a meeting of Arab foreign ministers scheduled for Sunday to discuss…
Blasts in Aleppo, Damascus as US pushes for regime fall
World
August 11, 2012
Blasts in Aleppo, Damascus as US pushes for regime fall
Syrian forces shelled rebels in the battle-scarred Aleppo and blasts rocked Damascus on Saturday, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for the regime's…