Syrian uprising
Update: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood welcomes Arab military intervention
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Update: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood welcomes Arab military intervention
The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood would welcome Arab military intervention to resolve the conflict in Syria instead of a broader international effort, a…
Aleppo dispatch: Among Syria’s internally displaced
World
September 30, 2012
Aleppo dispatch: Among Syria’s internally displaced
The distant thud of an artillery strike breaks the illusion of tranquility in a small village several kilometers to the…
Egypt, Turkey, Iran meet in New York to discuss Syrian crisis
Egypt
September 28, 2012
Egypt, Turkey, Iran meet in New York to discuss Syrian crisis
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr met with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts in New York City on Thursday evening…
Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says
World
September 27, 2012
Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says
More than 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one of…
Egyptian Embassy damaged but diplomats unhurt in Damascus bombing
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Egyptian Embassy damaged but diplomats unhurt in Damascus bombing
Egyptian diplomats were not hurt in explosions that hit Syrian capital early Wednesday, an official source at the Egyptian Embassy…
Explosions strike top Syrian army building
World
September 26, 2012
Explosions strike top Syrian army building
Two loud explosions targeted one of Syria's top military command buildings in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, engulfing the building…
Free Syrian Army rebel leaders move from Turkey to Syria
World
September 23, 2012
Free Syrian Army rebel leaders move from Turkey to Syria
The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has moved its leadership for the first time from Turkey to parts of Syria…
Intelligence report: Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq
World
September 20, 2012
Intelligence report: Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq
Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and large quantities of weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria…
Arab League eyes blasphemy bill, Syria solution
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Arab League eyes blasphemy bill, Syria solution
Arab League chief Nabil al-Araby said Wednesday that the league, along with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the European…
Syrians banned from hajj over differences with Saudi government
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Syrians banned from hajj over differences with Saudi government
Syrian news agency SANA on Tuesday said the government has banned its citizens from performing hajj this year due to…