syria
Ex-Guantanamo man arrested on Syria ‘terror’ grounds
World
February 25, 2014
Ex-Guantanamo man arrested on Syria ‘terror’ grounds
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is among four people arrested in Britain on Tuesday on suspicion of Syria-related terror…
Car bomb kills nine people in Syrian town of Atmeh: activists
World
February 23, 2014
Car bomb kills nine people in Syrian town of Atmeh: activists
At least nine people were killed in a car bomb attack on Sunday near a field hospital in the Syrian…
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
World
February 22, 2014
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria that threatens to take…
Brahimi: Syria peace talks break off, no new date set
World
February 15, 2014
Brahimi: Syria peace talks break off, no new date set
A second round of peace talks between Syria's warring sides broke off Saturday without making any progress and without a…
Homs governor says detained evacuees to be freed
World
February 13, 2014
Homs governor says detained evacuees to be freed
Men arrested by the Syrian authorities after being evacuated from besieged districts of Homs under a UN-brokered ceasefire will be…
Russia says will veto Syria aid resolution in current form
World
February 12, 2014
Russia says will veto Syria aid resolution in current form
Russia said on Wednesday it would veto a UN resolution on humanitarian aid access in Syria in its current form,…
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
World
February 11, 2014
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
The Syrian government and the opposition met face to face on Tuesday and observed a minute of silence for people…
Syrian state TV: Government will join next round of Geneva peace talks
World
February 7, 2014
Syrian state TV: Government will join next round of Geneva peace talks
Syria's deputy foreign minister said on Friday the government would take part in a second round of peace talks on…
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: UN chief
World
February 6, 2014
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was confident Syria would meet a June 30 deadline to eliminate…
Syria misses deadline to hand over all critical chemicals
World
February 5, 2014
Syria misses deadline to hand over all critical chemicals
Syria on Wednesday missed a deadline to hand over all the toxic materials it declared to the world's chemical weapons…