syria
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
World
February 27, 2012
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday warned against the US arming rebels in Syria because such a move could…
No. 2 in Hamas says movement’s leaders have left Syria, unity deal in trouble
World
February 26, 2012
No. 2 in Hamas says movement’s leaders have left Syria, unity deal in trouble
The number two leader in Hamas has confirmed that he and other leaders of the movement have pulled out of…
West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham,’ as 29 more killed in crackdown
World
February 26, 2012
West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham,’ as 29 more killed in crackdown
Syria’s authoritarian regime held a referendum on a new constitution Sunday, a gesture by embattled President Bashar Assad to placate…
Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught
World
February 26, 2012
Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught
BEIRUT — Explosions shook several embattled Syrian cities on Sunday before polls opened for a vote on a new constitution that could keep President…
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
World
February 25, 2012
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Tunisians on Saturday to protect their newly-won freedoms and called on Islamist and…
UN-Arab League envoy Annan calls for peace in Syria
World
February 24, 2012
UN-Arab League envoy Annan calls for peace in Syria
GENEVA — Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the new United Nations-Arab League envoy on Syria, called on Friday on…
Homs crisis deepens, Syrian army keeps up shelling
World
February 23, 2012
Homs crisis deepens, Syrian army keeps up shelling
BEIRUT — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed…
Syria currency reserves to run out soon, diplomat says
World
February 22, 2012
Syria currency reserves to run out soon, diplomat says
Syria will exhaust its foreign currency reserves in three to five months, sparking crisis in an economy reeling from sanctions…
Insurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border
World
February 22, 2012
Insurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border
Iraqi security forces on Wednesday arrested the head of Ansar al-Sunnah, a Sunni insurgent group said to be linked to…
Two journalists killed in Syria identified
World
February 22, 2012
Two journalists killed in Syria identified
PARIS — The French government spokesperson on Wednesday identified two Western reporters killed in Syria as French photojournalist Remi Ochlik…