Syrian uprising
U.N. decries growing ‘anti-Syrian’ hostility in Egypt
Egypt
July 26, 2013
U.N. decries growing ‘anti-Syrian’ hostility in Egypt
GENEVA - Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and detained Syrian refugees as sentiment against them grows, the United Nations refugee…
Egypt has no intention of waging Syria “jihad”: minister
Egypt
July 20, 2013
Egypt has no intention of waging Syria “jihad”: minister
Egypt has no intention of a waging a holy war against Syria, but still supports the Syrian peoples' hopes for…
Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists
World
April 22, 2013
Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists
At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in…
Morsy suggests initiative to resolve Syrian crisis
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Morsy suggests initiative to resolve Syrian crisis
President Mohamed Morsy proposed an initiative that he said could resolve the crisis in Syria during an interview with the…
Assad’s forces break rebel blockade in north Syria
World
April 15, 2013
Assad’s forces break rebel blockade in north Syria
Syrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a…
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
World
April 11, 2013
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
At least 45 Syrians were killed, some in cold blood, when government troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in…
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
World
April 8, 2013
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
A suicide car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 53 in the main business district of Damascus on…
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
World
April 5, 2013
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope…
Rights council: Ban Egyptian men from marrying Syrian refugees
Egypt
March 29, 2013
Rights council: Ban Egyptian men from marrying Syrian refugees
The National Council for Women has petitioned state authorities to ban the marriage of Egyptian men to Syrian refugees.
Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says
World
March 29, 2013
Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says
Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar shells hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA…