syria
Syria’s Assad dismisses claims of chemical weapon use
World
August 26, 2013
Syria’s Assad dismisses claims of chemical weapon use
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed allegations that his forces have used chemical weapons in an interview published by a Russian…
Syria lets U.N. inspect gas attack site, Washington says too late
Egypt
August 25, 2013
Syria lets U.N. inspect gas attack site, Washington says too late
Syria agreed to let the United Nations inspect the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack from Monday but a…
Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N.
World
August 23, 2013
Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N.
The number of Syrian children forced to flee their devastated homeland will on Friday reach a million, half of all…
Syria gas ‘kills hundreds’, Security Council meets
Egypt
August 21, 2013
Syria gas ‘kills hundreds’, Security Council meets
Syria's opposition accused government forces of gassing hundreds of people on Wednesday by firing rockets that released deadly fumes over…
Cornered Hamas looks back at Iran, Hezbollah
World
August 20, 2013
Cornered Hamas looks back at Iran, Hezbollah
Stunned by turmoil in neighboring Egypt and starved of funds, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is looking to repair damaged…
Washington heightens intelligence presence in Turkey
Egypt
August 19, 2013
Washington heightens intelligence presence in Turkey
Washington has increased the number of U.S. intelligence staff in Ankara, as the U.S. performs an adjustment at the intelligence…
Iraq grounds Damascus-bound flight from Iran for checks
Egypt
August 6, 2013
Iraq grounds Damascus-bound flight from Iran for checks
Authorities in Iraq have forced a Damascus-bound flight coming from the Iranian capital to land in Baghdad for security checks.…
Syrian opposition condemns rebel execution of captives
Egypt
July 28, 2013
Syrian opposition condemns rebel execution of captives
The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Sunday condemned the reported "collective execution" by rebels of soldier prisoners in the north…
HRW calls for end to arbitrary detentions of Syrians in Egypt
Egypt
July 25, 2013
HRW calls for end to arbitrary detentions of Syrians in Egypt
Egypt should cease arbitrary detentions of Syrians and threats to deport them, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a…
Syria opposition wants Hezbollah leaders put on trial
Egypt
July 23, 2013
Syria opposition wants Hezbollah leaders put on trial
The Syrian opposition on Tuesday welcomed the E.U. decision to blacklist Hezbollah's military wing and said that leaders of the…