syria
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
World
April 8, 2013
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
A suicide car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 53 in the main business district of Damascus on…
Diplomatic source: Egyptian Embassy in Syria still operating
Egypt
April 7, 2013
Diplomatic source: Egyptian Embassy in Syria still operating
The Egyptian Embassy in Syria is still operating from Damascus, and the idea of it relocating to Beirut has not…
Free Syrian Army fighters recount falling in love during war
World
April 7, 2013
Free Syrian Army fighters recount falling in love during war
ALEPPO — While being a landscape of warfare and death for the last two years, love and romance has…
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
World
April 5, 2013
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope…
Israel issues warning over fire from Gaza, Golan
World
April 3, 2013
Israel issues warning over fire from Gaza, Golan
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon warned on Wednesday that Israel would respond to any attacks on its territory and not allow…
Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says
World
March 29, 2013
Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says
Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar shells hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA…
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over camp unrest: officials
World
March 28, 2013
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over camp unrest: officials
Turkey has sent hundreds of refugees back to Syria after clashes with Turkish military police at their camp near the…
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
World
March 25, 2013
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
Jordan closed its main border crossing with Syria on Monday after two days of fighting there between Syrian troops and…
Blast ‘injures Free Syrian Army commander Asaad’
World
March 25, 2013
Blast ‘injures Free Syrian Army commander Asaad’
Riad Asaad, commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, was injured overnight in a blast that hit his car in…
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace…