syria
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
World
January 22, 2012
Arab states set to keep monitors in Syria
Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission there which…
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
World
January 21, 2012
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
Pressure is mounting on the Arab League to seek UN intervention amid growing exasperation that the bloc's hard-won observer mission…
Al-Azhar calls for ‘serious and immediate measures’ to end Syria bloodshed
Egypt
January 20, 2012
Al-Azhar calls for ‘serious and immediate measures’ to end Syria bloodshed
The grand sheikh of Al-Azhar called on Arab leaders Friday to adopt serious and immediate measures to stanch the continued…
Syrian opposition to request Arab League refer issue to UN
Egypt
January 20, 2012
Syrian opposition to request Arab League refer issue to UN
Members from Syria's umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Council, arrived in Cairo Friday to request the Arab League refer…
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
Opinion
January 19, 2012
Will the Arab League’s consensus on Syria hold?
How durable, and how deep, is the Arab League consensus regarding Syria? And what will happen if it begins to…
UK urges tougher Syria sanctions, Russia issues warning
World
January 19, 2012
UK urges tougher Syria sanctions, Russia issues warning
BEIRUT — Britain called on Wednesday for harsher sanctions on Syria, where an Arab monitoring mission has failed to halt…
Bodies of two Egyptians killed in Libya, Syria arrive to Cairo
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Bodies of two Egyptians killed in Libya, Syria arrive to Cairo
The corpses of two Egyptians who were killed in Syria and Libya arrived at Cairo International Airport on Wednesday, state-run…
Russia: US deserves no explanation on Syria arms
World
January 18, 2012
Russia: US deserves no explanation on Syria arms
Russia, which has been criticized for its sale of weapons to conflict-torn Syria, has no intention to justify its actions…
Syrian rebel chief asks world to stop bloodshed
World
January 17, 2012
Syrian rebel chief asks world to stop bloodshed
A Syrian rebel army chief urged the world on Tuesday to protect civilians in Syria, saying Arab peace monitors had…
Iran violating arms embargo with shipments to Syria, France says
World
January 16, 2012
Iran violating arms embargo with shipments to Syria, France says
Iran has repeatedly violated a UN arms embargo with exports to protest-hit Syria, the French foreign ministry said on Monday,…