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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah arrived in Lebanon for an hours-long meeting
Source: Saudis supplying missiles to Syria rebels
Reuters 17 Jun 2013
DUBAI - Saudi Arabia began supplying anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian opposition "on a small scale" about...
Lakhdar Brahimi leaves Cairo after Syria talks
MENA 16 Jun 2013
United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi left for Paris Sunday morning after a short visit...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay (L) looks on next to the President of the Council Sihasak Phuangketkeow before her address to the 15th regular session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva.
UN: Syria death toll more than 93,000
AFP 13 Jun 2013
More than 93,000 people, including over 6,500 children, have been killed in Syria's civil war, which has grown...
Yusuf Qaradawi, Head of the International Union for Muslim Scholars
Yusuf al-Qaradawi urges Sunnis to join Syria war
AFP 01 Jun 2013
DOHA - Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has called on Sunni Muslims to join the rebels fighting the Syrian...
Animal carcasses lie on the ground, killed by what residents said was a chemical weapon attack on Tuesday, in Khan al-Assal area near the northern city of Aleppo, March 23, 2013.
Analysis: Crossing Obama's 'red line' on Syria will require concrete proof
Reuters 24 Apr 2013
While President Barack Obama has declared a "red line" over Syrian use of chemical weapons, US officials...
Up to 500 feared dead in Damascus suburb: activists
Reuters 22 Apr 2013
At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in an almost week-long...
HRW slams 'indiscriminate' Syria fire on Lebanon
AFP 22 Apr 2013
Human Rights Watch called Monday on both the Syrian regime and rebel forces to end "indiscriminate cross-border...
Egypt proposes negotiations between Syrian regime, opposition
Egypt Independent 21 Apr 2013
Egypt proposed Saturday to conduct negotiations between the Syrian regime and opposition in Damascus — a change...
Syrian president Bashaar al-Assad in uniform.
Assad: West will pay a heavy price for supporting Islamists in Syria
AFP 17 Apr 2013
President Bashar al-Assad warned Western states on Wednesday that they will pay a heavy price at home for their alleged...
File photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a TV interview on the Syrian state TV, Damascus, 21 August, 2011.
Syria's Assad cuts jail terms, activists not satisfied
Reuters 16 Apr 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cut prisoners' sentences on Tuesday to mark a national holiday but activists said...