syria
Group hacks Syria’s Defense Ministry website
World
August 8, 2011
Group hacks Syria’s Defense Ministry website
As Syrians continue to take to the streets in countless numbers despite a brutal five-month government crackdown on flashpoint cities…
Syrian tanks pound city, Saudi king condemns violence
World
August 8, 2011
Syrian tanks pound city, Saudi king condemns violence
AMMAN, Jordan - President Bashar al-Assad extended a tank onslaught in Syria's Sunni Muslim tribal heartland on Monday, residents said,…
Monday’s papers: Israelis protest like an Egyptian
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Monday’s papers: Israelis protest like an Egyptian
Egypt’s flagship paper Al-Ahram has been brave enough to highlight the recent Israeli political turmoil, in which hundreds of thousands…
Syria’s Assad faces growing isolation over crackdown
World
August 7, 2011
Syria’s Assad faces growing isolation over crackdown
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces growing isolation as the bloodshed from his crackdown on demonstrators seeking his…
Residents: Tanks enter Deir al-Zor in east Syria
World
August 7, 2011
Residents: Tanks enter Deir al-Zor in east Syria
AMMAN, Jordan - Syrian tanks moved into parts of the restive eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday amid the…
Rights group: Syrian forces arrest opposition leader Bunni
World
August 6, 2011
Rights group: Syrian forces arrest opposition leader Bunni
AMMAN, Jordan - Syrian forces arrested Saturday opposition leader Walid al-Bunni, a veteran opponent of Baath party rule who has…
Brotherhood protests against Syria’s crackdown at embassy
Egypt
August 5, 2011
Brotherhood protests against Syria’s crackdown at embassy
Around 1500 Muslim Brotherhood youths staged a protest after Friday prayers in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo, denouncing…
Protest marches across Syria on first Ramadan Friday
World
August 5, 2011
Protest marches across Syria on first Ramadan Friday
AMMAN, Jordan - Tens of thousands of people marched across Syria on the first Friday of the Muslim fasting month…
Embattled leaders fear Mubarak’s fate
World
August 5, 2011
Embattled leaders fear Mubarak’s fate
Facing tenacious uprisings, the leaders of Syria, Libya and Yemen must have thought of their own possible fates when they…
Syrians in Cairo demand action from international community
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Syrians in Cairo demand action from international community
The Syrian community based in Cairo held protests on Thursday calling on the international community to take immediate steps to…