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Syrian army defectors attack base near Damascus
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Syrian army defectors attack base near Damascus

BEIRUT  — Syrian army defectors said they launched several attacks Wednesday on President Bashar al-Assad's military bases near the capital…
Syrian FM: Arab League suspension was illegitimate
World

Syrian FM: Arab League suspension was illegitimate

Syria's foreign minister says an Arab League vote to suspend Syria's membership was an illegitimate decision prompted by American incitement.…
Israeli sources: Hamas linked prisoner swap to moving headquarters to Cairo
Egypt

Israeli sources: Hamas linked prisoner swap to moving headquarters to Cairo

Egypt will allow the vice president of Hamas' political bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, to move from Damascus to Cairo and…
Syrian opposition criticizes Egypt for sending new ambassador to Damascus
Egypt

Syrian opposition criticizes Egypt for sending new ambassador to Damascus

Former Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam has criticized Egypt for sending a new ambassador to Damascus, considering that the…
Witness: Tank convoy seen moving around Damascus
World

Witness: Tank convoy seen moving around Damascus

Amman -- A convoy of at least 30 Syrian army tanks was seen moving on tank carriers on the Damascus…
Syria releases fourth Egyptian after one-week detention
Egypt

Syria releases fourth Egyptian after one-week detention

The Egyptian Embassy in Damascus said Syrian authorities released on Sunday an Egyptian called Nabil al-Barbari who was arrested in…
Q&A with Mohamed Radwan: Egyptian-American detained in Syria
Egypt

Q&A with Mohamed Radwan: Egyptian-American detained in Syria

On Friday, 25 March, Egyptian-American engineer Mohamed Radwan, 32, was arrested and detained in Damascus by Syrian authorities while photographing…
Spy suspect’s mother: ‘My son is innocent’
Egypt

Spy suspect’s mother: ‘My son is innocent’

The mother of Mohamed Bakr Radwan, the Egyptian national who is accused by Syria of spying for Israel, said her…
Syrians in Cairo protest against regime’s use of violence
Egypt

Syrians in Cairo protest against regime’s use of violence

Dozens of Syrians held a protest on Sunday outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo where they criticized the regime’s use…
Israeli papers: Security official arrested in Syria for involvement in spy ring
Egypt

Israeli papers: Security official arrested in Syria for involvement in spy ring

Israeli papers reported Friday the arrest of a security official in Damascus, for allegedly passing information to an Egyptian man…
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