Syrian uprising
Annan has Syrian reply, seeking answers to halt crisis
World
March 14, 2012
Annan has Syrian reply, seeking answers to halt crisis
U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has received a response from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to his mediation proposals for ending…
What will happen to Lebanon?
Opinion
March 14, 2012
What will happen to Lebanon?
A year has elapsed since the onset of the Syrian revolution against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The ruthlessness by…
Egypt calls on Syria to stop targeting civilians
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Egypt calls on Syria to stop targeting civilians
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr called on all parties to stop targeting civilians in Syria on Tuesday, calling on the…
Arab League wants international probe into Syria ‘crimes’
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Arab League wants international probe into Syria ‘crimes’
CAIRO - Arab League chief Nabil al-Araby called on Tuesday for an international investigation into the killing of civilians in Syria which…
Assad calls for May parliamentary election in Syria
World
March 13, 2012
Assad calls for May parliamentary election in Syria
DAMASCUS — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, facing a one-year revolt against his rule, set parliamentary elections under his country's new…
Report: Syria army takes northern rebel stronghold
World
March 13, 2012
Report: Syria army takes northern rebel stronghold
BEIRUT — Syrian military forces have recaptured the northern rebel stronghold of Idlib along the border with Turkey, a major…
‘Grave and appalling’ reports from Syria, Annan says
World
March 12, 2012
‘Grave and appalling’ reports from Syria, Annan says
BEIRUT — Dozens of civilians in Syria's flashpoint city of Homs were killed in cold blood, the government and opposition…
More than 45 bodies found after ‘massacre’ in Homs, opposition says
World
March 12, 2012
More than 45 bodies found after ‘massacre’ in Homs, opposition says
The bodies of 47 women and children have been found in the Syrian city of Homs, where security forces have…
Foreign Ministry seeks release of 12 Egyptians detained in Syria
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Foreign Ministry seeks release of 12 Egyptians detained in Syria
Twelve Egyptians have been arrested and detained by Syrian security for allegedly entering the country illegally, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry…
Annan ends Syria trip with no deal
World
March 11, 2012
Annan ends Syria trip with no deal
BEIRUT — International envoy and former UN chief Kofi Annan left Syria Sunday without a deal to end the bloody…