syria
US, Turkey to explore imposing Syria no-fly zone
World
August 11, 2012
US, Turkey to explore imposing Syria no-fly zone
ALEPPO –– The United States and Turkey indicated on Saturday they might impose no-fly zones in Syria as battles…
Arab League holds emergency meeting Sunday in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
August 11, 2012
Arab League holds emergency meeting Sunday in Saudi Arabia
The Arab League announced Saturday it will hold an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Jeddah Sunday ahead…
Rebels pull back in Syria’s Aleppo, UN says no one will win
World
August 10, 2012
Rebels pull back in Syria’s Aleppo, UN says no one will win
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the…
Egypt: We’ve evacuated more than 1,300 citizens from Syria
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Egypt: We’ve evacuated more than 1,300 citizens from Syria
More than 1,300 Egyptians have been evacuated from Syria since 19 July, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy on…
Syria’s Assad returns to public eye with ally Iran
World
August 7, 2012
Syria’s Assad returns to public eye with ally Iran
Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance on state TV in nearly three weeks Tuesday in a show of…
Alawite filmmaker assassinated in Damascus
World
August 7, 2012
Alawite filmmaker assassinated in Damascus
An Alawite film director was assassinated near his home on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria's General Cinema Institute said on Tuesday. "Treacherous hands…
Syrian prime minister defects, flees to Jordan
World
August 6, 2012
Syrian prime minister defects, flees to Jordan
BEIRUT — Syria's prime minister defected and fled to neighboring Jordan, a Jordanian official and a rebel spokesperson said Monday,…
Defected Syrian general holds talks in Turkey
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Defected Syrian general holds talks in Turkey
Defected Syrian general Manaf Tlass held talks with Turkish foreign ministry officials during a surprise visit to Ankara, a…
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
World
August 3, 2012
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-pointing" at the United…
US defense secretary: Syria strikes putting ‘nail in Assad’s own coffin’
World
July 30, 2012
US defense secretary: Syria strikes putting ‘nail in Assad’s own coffin’
TUNIS — Attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo are putting the nail in the coffin of President Bashar al-Assad's…