Bashar al-Assad
Activists call for Syrian solidarity march on Friday
Egypt
February 16, 2012
Activists call for Syrian solidarity march on Friday
Revolutionary forces are organizing a march Friday to support the Syrian people against what they call the human rights violations…
Syrian troops attack Deraa, day after referendum offer
World
February 16, 2012
Syrian troops attack Deraa, day after referendum offer
Syrian troops attacked Deraa on Thursday to try to stamp out rebels in the border city where the uprising against…
Assad calls for Syria vote, but steps up assault
World
February 15, 2012
Assad calls for Syria vote, but steps up assault
As Syrian forces stepped up their assault Wednesday on rebellious cities, President Bashar al-Assad ordered a referendum on a new…
Al-Azhar head demands Arabs stop Syrian bloodshed
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Al-Azhar head demands Arabs stop Syrian bloodshed
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb called on Arab countries and liberals worldwide to work to stop the bloodshed in Syria,…
Monitor: Syria’s Homs in heaviest shelling for days
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Monitor: Syria’s Homs in heaviest shelling for days
Syrian troops battered Homs on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling of the central flashpoint city for days, a…
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
Bashar al-Assad’s army is barraging residential buildings and hospitals in the besieged city of Homs, killing dozens of women and…
Syria resumes shelling after rejecting peace force
World
February 13, 2012
Syria resumes shelling after rejecting peace force
Regime forces resumed their assault on the Syrian protest city of Homs on Monday, activists said, after Damascus rejected an…
Syria, Homs, Baba Amr time
Opinion
February 12, 2012
Syria, Homs, Baba Amr time
It’s 8:30 am. I’m sitting in front of the TV as I drink my coffee and smoke my cigarette. At…
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood urge ‘jihad’ against Syrian regime
World
February 12, 2012
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood urge ‘jihad’ against Syrian regime
Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday called for "jihad" against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime and support for the rebel…
Arabs redouble bid to end Syria conflict
World
February 12, 2012
Arabs redouble bid to end Syria conflict
Arab ministers stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria on Sunday and Saudi Arabia advocated giving all…