syria
Watchdog: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed
World
December 28, 2013
Watchdog: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed
The removal of deadly toxins from Syria under an international effort to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal will…
Foreign Minister: Egypt supports political solution in Syria
Egypt
December 23, 2013
Foreign Minister: Egypt supports political solution in Syria
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy welcomed the idea of holding a ministerial conference to start implementing the decisions of the Geneva…
Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo, including children
World
December 23, 2013
Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo, including children
At least 42 people, including children, were killed on Sunday when Syrian army helicopters dropped improvised "barrel bombs" in the…
Red Cross: Half a million wounded in Syria’s war
Egypt
December 22, 2013
Red Cross: Half a million wounded in Syria’s war
Half a million people across war-hit Syria have been wounded, many of them lacking access to basic healthcare and treatment,…
UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
World
December 19, 2013
UN: Secret detention part of Syrian regime’s ‘campaign of terror’
Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a “widespread campaign of terror against the…
Russia signals to Syria’s Assad to stay silent on re-election
Egypt
December 19, 2013
Russia signals to Syria’s Assad to stay silent on re-election
A Russian diplomat signaled on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should refrain from statements suggesting he might seek re-election…
British surgeon jailed in Syria dies in detention
World
December 18, 2013
British surgeon jailed in Syria dies in detention
A British surgeon who was arrested last November within 48 hours of arriving in Syria to volunteer as an emergency…
Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76: monitor
World
December 16, 2013
Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76: monitor
Seventy-six people, including 28 children, were killed on Sunday when Syrian army helicopters dropped “barrel bombs” on the northern city…
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
World
December 15, 2013
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
The first United Nations aid flight from Iraq to Syria took off on Sunday after being delayed for several days…
Gulf states urge militias to quit Syria, hail Iran shift
World
December 11, 2013
Gulf states urge militias to quit Syria, hail Iran shift
Gulf Arab leaders meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from war-ravaged Syria and…