Bashar al-Assad
Russia proposes UN Security Council resolution on Syria
World
December 16, 2011
Russia proposes UN Security Council resolution on Syria
Russia on Thursday surprised the Western powers by proposing a UN Security Council resolution on the Syria crisis amid mounting international…
Activists: Syrian defectors kill 27 soldiers
World
December 15, 2011
Activists: Syrian defectors kill 27 soldiers
BEIRUT — Syrian army defectors killed at least 27 soldiers and security forces Thursday in clashes in the southern province…
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
Egypt
December 13, 2011
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
Arab foreign ministers will decide if the Syrian issue should be internationalized, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said Tuesday.…
Rocket fired from Lebanon at Israel falls short
World
December 12, 2011
Rocket fired from Lebanon at Israel falls short
BEIRUT — A rocket fired from Lebanon toward Israel fell short, wounding a Lebanese woman, the Lebanese army said Monday.…
Syrians in Cairo protest against Iraq’s pro-Assad stance
Egypt
December 8, 2011
Syrians in Cairo protest against Iraq’s pro-Assad stance
Dozens of Syrian citzens in Cairo staged a protest outside the Iraqi Embassy on Thursday to condemn what they labeled…
Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown
World
December 7, 2011
Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering a crackdown against anti-government protesters, telling ABC News that most people who died…
Hizbullah chief in rare public address in Lebanon
World
December 6, 2011
Hizbullah chief in rare public address in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah made a rare public appearance at a Beirut rally on Tuesday to mark…
Syria ‘accepts’ observers as 34 bodies dumped
World
December 6, 2011
Syria ‘accepts’ observers as 34 bodies dumped
Syria said it conditionally accepts observers as part of an Arab plan, as a rights group reported militiamen loyal to…
In show of force, Syrian regime holds war games
World
December 5, 2011
In show of force, Syrian regime holds war games
BEIRUT — Syria's state-run media say the country's military has held war games during which the army test-fired missiles and…
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
World
December 4, 2011
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising…