syria
Italian FM discusses Syria, promises more investments in Egypt
Business
February 22, 2012
Italian FM discusses Syria, promises more investments in Egypt
Italian companies plan to increase their investments in Egypt, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said Tuesday.
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
World
February 21, 2012
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage…
Syrian forces pound Homs, protests spread in Damascus
World
February 21, 2012
Syrian forces pound Homs, protests spread in Damascus
Syrian forces on Tuesday blitzed the flashpoint city of Homs and opened fire to disperse daring protesters in the capital,…
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
World
February 20, 2012
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that foreign parties were funding "armed terrorist groups" to destabilize Syria and intent on…
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
Opinion
February 20, 2012
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
On Friday, readers of The New York Times woke to sobering news of the death of one of the newspaper’s most…
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
World
February 19, 2012
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
The top US military officer warned Sunday that intervention in Syria would be "very difficult" and said it would be…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
On Sunday, Egypt withdrew its ambassador to Syria and Syria responded by recalling its ambassador in Cairo, Youssef al-Ahmed. In…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria
The Foreign Ministry decided to withdraw the Egyptian ambassador to Syria on Sunday, as thousands of protesters staged a sit-in…
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
World
February 19, 2012
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
BEIRUT — Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a restive province in northwest Syria on Sunday, the…
A new Syrian leadership?
Opinion
February 19, 2012
A new Syrian leadership?
The uprising in Syria is becoming increasingly violent. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that the regime’s…