Bashar al-Assad
Syria flouts pullout deadline, attacks towns
World
April 10, 2012
Syria flouts pullout deadline, attacks towns
BEIRUT — Syrian activists reported military attacks on two towns and said there was no sign of a large-scale troop…
Syria wants guarantees to pull troops from cities
World
April 8, 2012
Syria wants guarantees to pull troops from cities
BEIRUT — Syria's Foreign Ministry says the government will not withdraw its troops from cities without written guarantees from armed…
Activists: More deaths in Syria despite pullback pledge
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Activists: More deaths in Syria despite pullback pledge
Three members of the security forces were killed on Saturday in northern Syria, where fighting raged despite a pledge by…
Syrian tanks in action four days before pullout date
World
April 6, 2012
Syrian tanks in action four days before pullout date
BEIRUT — Syrian troops and tanks battled rebels on Friday, opposition activists said, only four days before a troop pullback…
Syrian troops attack towns across country
World
April 5, 2012
Syrian troops attack towns across country
BEIRUT — Syrian troops launched assaults on several towns across the country on Thursday, activists said. The offensives appeared to…
Clashes as Syrian government claims troop pullout
World
April 4, 2012
Clashes as Syrian government claims troop pullout
BEIRUT — Loud explosions reverberated across the central Syrian city of Homs and clashes were reported in several areas across…
Egypt FM says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war
World
April 2, 2012
Egypt FM says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war
Egypt's foreign minister warned on Monday that arming Syria's opposition could lead to a full civil war and argued instead…
Annan says Syria agrees to 10 April peace deadline
World
April 2, 2012
Annan says Syria agrees to 10 April peace deadline
UNITED NATIONS — Kofi Annan asked the UN Security Council to back a 10 April deadline for partial implementation of…
Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels
World
April 1, 2012
Syria conference: Gulf countries to fund rebels
ISTANBUL — Participants at a conference on Syria say Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are creating a multimillion-dollar fund…
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
World
April 1, 2012
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria blasted an international conference on the country's spreading crisis before it even started Sunday, calling it…