syria
Witnesses: Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests
World
April 22, 2011
Witnesses: Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests
Amman -- Syrian security forces fired at pro-democracy protests which broke out across the country on Friday, witnesses said, as…
Syria activists issue joint statement on democracy
World
April 22, 2011
Syria activists issue joint statement on democracy
Amman -- Syrian activists coordinating mass protests against President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian rule demanded on Friday the abolition of Baath Party…
Trial of alleged Mossad spy postponed
Egypt
April 21, 2011
Trial of alleged Mossad spy postponed
An Egyptian court ruled on Wednesday that the trial of a businessman accused of spying for Israel would be postponed…
Rights groups slam Arab League endorsement of Syria for UN Human Rights Council
Egypt
April 21, 2011
Rights groups slam Arab League endorsement of Syria for UN Human Rights Council
A group of Arab human rights watchdogs called on the Arab League on Thursday to stop supporting the Syrian regime…
Forces deploy in Syria’s Homs city, residents defiant
World
April 21, 2011
Forces deploy in Syria’s Homs city, residents defiant
Amman -- Plain clothes security forces toting Ak-47s deployed in Homs overnight, a witness said on Thursday, as the central…
Syria lifts emergency but police arrest leftist
World
April 20, 2011
Syria lifts emergency but police arrest leftist
Amman -- The Syrian authorities' arrest of a leftist opposition figure overnight suggests that a bill passed by the government to…
Special from Syria: Continued unrest fuels speculation of leadership change
World
April 19, 2011
Special from Syria: Continued unrest fuels speculation of leadership change
Damascus -- Despite much talk about Syria’s immunity to change, the path of events in the Arab nation now beset…
Syria forces disperse protest, Homs now a ghost town
World
April 19, 2011
Syria forces disperse protest, Homs now a ghost town
Beirut -- Syrian forces opened fire to disperse protesters early in Homs Tuesday, activists said, the latest city to be…
Syrian forces fire at protesters, unrest intensifies
World
April 19, 2011
Syrian forces fire at protesters, unrest intensifies
Amman -- Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of…
Supporters of Syrian protests plan Cairo conference
Egypt
April 19, 2011
Supporters of Syrian protests plan Cairo conference
Paris -- Representatives from committees and coalitions in different countries that support Syrian protesters plan to hold their first conference…