Syrian conflict
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace…
UN says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013
World
March 10, 2013
UN says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013
The number of refugees outside Syria could triple by the end of the year from the 1 million registered now…
US plans medical, food aid for Syrian rebel fighters, sources say
World
February 28, 2013
US plans medical, food aid for Syrian rebel fighters, sources say
The United States plans to provide medical supplies and food to Syrian fighters, a policy shift to directly help those…
Syrians find refuge in food, bringing cuisine to Egypt
Food
February 27, 2013
Syrians find refuge in food, bringing cuisine to Egypt
At first glance, Al-Shami Shawerma could be just another Egyptianized Syrian sandwich shop catering to the lunch rush around Hosary…
French photographer dies after Syria shelling
World
February 24, 2013
French photographer dies after Syria shelling
French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin, who was seriously wounded in Syria Thursday, has died of his wounds after surgery in…
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
World
February 18, 2013
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
United Nations investigators said on Monday that Syrian leaders they had identified as suspected war criminals should face the International…
Massacre in Syria’s Homs kills 106, monitoring group reports
World
January 17, 2013
Massacre in Syria’s Homs kills 106, monitoring group reports
More than 100 people including women and children were killed by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday…
Arab team to visit Syria neighbors ahead of donor meeting
Egypt
January 13, 2013
Arab team to visit Syria neighbors ahead of donor meeting
An Arab League delegation is to visit Syria's neighboring countries to assess the status of refugees ahead of a donor…
NATO official says more missiles launched in Syria
World
January 10, 2013
NATO official says more missiles launched in Syria
A short-range ballistic missile was fired inside Syria on Wednesday, following similar launches last week, a NATO official said on…
Freed Iranians arrive in Damascus after prisoner swap
World
January 10, 2013
Freed Iranians arrive in Damascus after prisoner swap
Forty-eight Iranians freed by Syrian rebels in exchange for more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government…