syria
Jordan expels Syrian ambassador over critical comments
World
May 26, 2014
Jordan expels Syrian ambassador over critical comments
US ally Jordan said on Monday it was expelling the Syrian ambassador and giving him 24 hours to leave after…
NGO: Syria war toll over 162,000
World
May 19, 2014
NGO: Syria war toll over 162,000
More than 162,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict broke out in March 2011, the Syrian Observatory…
Video: Massive tunnel bomb hits Syrian army base
World
May 15, 2014
Video: Massive tunnel bomb hits Syrian army base
Rebels detonated 60 tonnes of explosives packed underneath a large Syrian army base, blowing a hillside hundreds of meters (yards)…
Kerry heads for Syria talks just as UN envoy quits
World
May 14, 2014
Kerry heads for Syria talks just as UN envoy quits
US Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday for a whirlwind day of diplomacy focused on the conflict in Syria…
U.S. Ambassador to Ankara: We stand against terrorist violence in Egypt
Egypt
May 14, 2014
U.S. Ambassador to Ankara: We stand against terrorist violence in Egypt
US Ambassador to Ankara Francis Ricciardone said his country is against violence by terrorists in Egypt.
Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
World
May 7, 2014
Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
Syrian rebels started withdrawing from the heart of Homs city on Wednesday, leaving an early center of the revolt against…
Syria jihadists seize Daraa rebel leader: monitor
World
May 4, 2014
Syria jihadists seize Daraa rebel leader: monitor
Beirut (AFP) - Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda franchise in Syria, has seized a moderate rebel commander in the southern province…
Mortar strike on Damascus school kills at least 12
World
April 29, 2014
Mortar strike on Damascus school kills at least 12
Two mortar shells struck a school complex in central Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens,…
Syria’s Assad to run for third term as president
World
April 28, 2014
Syria’s Assad to run for third term as president
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Monday he will run for re-election in a vote on 3 June which is…
Syria chemical weapons deadline expires, 8% of arms remain
World
April 27, 2014
Syria chemical weapons deadline expires, 8% of arms remain
Syria still holds nearly eight percent of its chemical weapons arsenal as the deadline expired Sunday for it to be…