Syrian uprising
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
World
August 27, 2012
Orphans, widows of Syrian conflict victims are refugees in a fragile place
WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Since the start of the uprising in March last year, tens of thousands of Syria children…
Foreign Ministry spokesman says Egypt seeks meeting with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran over Syria
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Foreign Ministry spokesman says Egypt seeks meeting with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran over Syria
Egypt's foreign minister wants Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran and Egypt to meet for talks to work out how to end…
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Dozens of jihadis to join Syrian rebels within days
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Dozens of jihadis to join Syrian rebels within days
Assem Abdel Maged, media official at Jama'a al-Islamiya, has said that a group of jihadis are ready to travel to Syria within days…
Assad’s forces accused of massacre near Syrian capital
World
August 26, 2012
Assad’s forces accused of massacre near Syrian capital
AMMAN - Syrian opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Sunday of committing a massacre of scores of people in…
Aleppo hospital staff brave shells to treat wounded
World
August 25, 2012
Aleppo hospital staff brave shells to treat wounded
On the first floor of the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo, a boom sounds as a rocket fired from a helicopter…
Egypt won’t make friends with Iran any time soon, says presidency
Egypt
August 24, 2012
Egypt won’t make friends with Iran any time soon, says presidency
Egypt and Iran won’t be reinstating normal diplomatic relations any time soon, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali told the London-based Asharq…
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
World
August 21, 2012
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Four people were killed and more than 60 wounded in clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawis in Lebanon's northern…
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
World
August 20, 2012
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
Syria rejected Monday new peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's comments labeling the conflict a civil war, as fighting rocked the cradle of…
Assad appears in public for Eid prayers
Travel
August 19, 2012
Assad appears in public for Eid prayers
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad joined prayers at a Damascus mosque Sunday for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, as his forces reportedly pressed on with a deadly…