Syrian uprising
US, Turkey to explore imposing Syria no-fly zone
World
August 11, 2012
US, Turkey to explore imposing Syria no-fly zone
ALEPPO –– The United States and Turkey indicated on Saturday they might impose no-fly zones in Syria as battles…
Rebels pull back in Syria’s Aleppo, UN says no one will win
World
August 10, 2012
Rebels pull back in Syria’s Aleppo, UN says no one will win
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the…
Egypt: We’ve evacuated more than 1,300 citizens from Syria
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Egypt: We’ve evacuated more than 1,300 citizens from Syria
More than 1,300 Egyptians have been evacuated from Syria since 19 July, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy on…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
World
August 8, 2012
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
BAGHDAD — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
Alawite filmmaker assassinated in Damascus
World
August 7, 2012
Alawite filmmaker assassinated in Damascus
An Alawite film director was assassinated near his home on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria's General Cinema Institute said on Tuesday. "Treacherous hands…
Syrian prime minister defects, flees to Jordan
World
August 6, 2012
Syrian prime minister defects, flees to Jordan
BEIRUT — Syria's prime minister defected and fled to neighboring Jordan, a Jordanian official and a rebel spokesperson said Monday,…
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
World
August 3, 2012
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-pointing" at the United…
US defense secretary: Syria strikes putting ‘nail in Assad’s own coffin’
World
July 30, 2012
US defense secretary: Syria strikes putting ‘nail in Assad’s own coffin’
TUNIS — Attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo are putting the nail in the coffin of President Bashar al-Assad's…
Military source denies Syria-bound warships passed Suez Canal
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Military source denies Syria-bound warships passed Suez Canal
An official military source on Monday dismissed media reports that Chinese warships carrying arms passed through the Suez Canal en…
UN: 200,000 flee Syria’s Aleppo in two days
World
July 29, 2012
UN: 200,000 flee Syria’s Aleppo in two days
The United Nations said Sunday that 200,000 people have fled the Syrian city of Aleppo in two days as President…