syria
Syria: Gulf-backed activists stormed Cairo embassy
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Syria: Gulf-backed activists stormed Cairo embassy
Syria's ambassador to Egypt has accused opposition activists backed by oil-rich Gulf Arab nations of storming the country's embassy in…
Scores storm Syrian embassy in Cairo
Egypt
January 27, 2012
Scores storm Syrian embassy in Cairo
Scores of opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Friday before being…
UN Security Council meets on Syria; revolt nears Damascus
World
January 27, 2012
UN Security Council meets on Syria; revolt nears Damascus
HARASTA, Syria — The UN Security Council meets on Friday to discuss the next move on Syria and council envoys said…
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb as Arab League team prepares for UN briefing
World
January 26, 2012
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb as Arab League team prepares for UN briefing
Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army…
Syrians demonstrate against Assad in Tahrir Square
Egypt
January 25, 2012
Syrians demonstrate against Assad in Tahrir Square
Scores of Syrians on Wednesday demonstrated in Tahrir Square against President Bashar al-Assad, who refuses to cooperate with international efforts…
Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper
Egypt
January 25, 2012
Arab League proposes ElBaradei as special envoy to Syria, says newspaper
The Arab League offered former presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei the position of special envoy to Syria, a London-based newspaper reported…
Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria
World
January 24, 2012
Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria
The Arab League has formally requested a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon to discuss its plan for resolving the…
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
World
January 23, 2012
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
BEIRUT — Syria rejected Monday a new Arab League plan aiming to end the country's 10-month crisis by calling on…
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
World
January 22, 2012
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was withdrawing its observers from Syria after an Arab monitoring mission failed to end…
Human Rights Watch: West should do more to support democracy
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Human Rights Watch: West should do more to support democracy
Western countries should do more to support democracy and human rights in the Arab world, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said…