Syrian uprising
UN Security Council backs Kofi Annan’s Syria peace plan
World
March 21, 2012
UN Security Council backs Kofi Annan’s Syria peace plan
UNITED NATIONS – The previously divided UN Security Council sent a strong and united message to the Syrian government and…
Syria’s Idlib: A city under fire
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Syria’s Idlib: A city under fire
IDLIB — “Leave Homs alone and shell us instead,” read the banner hoisted by the people of the Syrian city…
Human Rights Watch accuses some Syrian opposition forces of abuses
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Human Rights Watch accuses some Syrian opposition forces of abuses
BEIRUT — Armed elements of the Syrian opposition have carried out serious abuses including the kidnapping and torture of security…
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
World
March 19, 2012
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces clashed Monday with gunmen in an upscale neighborhood of the capital Damascus that is home…
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
World
March 18, 2012
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
BEIRUT — An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday while a…
Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
World
March 18, 2012
Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups are calling for protests Sunday in the capital Damascus and elsewhere to commemorate the one-year…
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
World
March 16, 2012
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
ANKARA — Turkey said on Friday it might set up a border "buffer zone" to protect growing numbers of Syrian…
Gulf Cooperation Council: Gulf Arab states close Syria embassies
World
March 16, 2012
Gulf Cooperation Council: Gulf Arab states close Syria embassies
Four more members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have decided to close their embassies in Syria over its violent crackdown…
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
World
March 15, 2012
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
Huge rallies showed support for Syria's president on Thursday despite a new "massacre" report and a refugee exodus to Turkey, as a…
UK paper claims to have Syrian leader’s emails
World
March 15, 2012
UK paper claims to have Syrian leader’s emails
LONDON — Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Bashar al-Assad and his wife show the…