Latest in Tag: Syria Highlight
Latest in Tag: Syria
Withdraw Iran invite or we snub talks: Syria opposition
AFP – Syria’s opposition National Coalition will not attend peace talks in Switzerland beginning Wednesday if an invitiation to Iran is not withdrawn by Monday night, a Coalition member told AFP. “By 1900 GMT, they have to confirm that Iran is not invited to the conference or we will not attend,” said Hadi AlBahra, insisting …
Bloodied Syria, resurgent Iran set to dominate at Davos
The most eagerly awaited guest at Davos this year is Rouhani, there to drum up international investment for his sanction-hit economy on the back of a diplomatic entente with the West.
West hails Syria opposition vote to join peace talks
The Syrian leader was quoted on Sunday as saying his departure is not up for discussion, in a Russian media report that his office quickly denied.
Fahmy welcomes Syrian opposition’s decision to attend Geneva II talks
The opposition coalition voted to attend talks scheduled to begin later this week
Divided Syria opposition debates joining peace talks
The talks opening Wednesday are aimed at setting up a transitional government to find a way out of the brutal conflict that has killed 130,000 people and made millions homeless since March 2011.
Car bomb in Lebanon town near Syria kills at least three
This was the fifth major assault on a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon since the Shi’a movement admitted it was fighting alongside President al-Assad’s forces in Syria
Syria’s Assad slams Saudi ideology as ‘threat to world’
The comments came amid ongoing tensions between Syria and Saudi Arabia, which are fiercely opposed to each other.
Fahmy meets Kuwaiti counterpart, discusses Syria
The Gulf country has recently announced measures to boost the Egyptian economy
Turkish business warned over trade with countries in crisis
A number of Turkish companies briefly halted operations in Egypt although there has not yet been a major pullout
Middle East peace at critical point: Kerry
Fahmy attends Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Paris
Kerry and Lavrov discuss Syria peace talks
The meetings come as Assad’s forces appear to make gains on the ground amid deadly internal fighting in the rebellion pitting the once-dominant Islamists against resurgent fighters from groups more palatable to the West.
Fahmy to meet with Kerry, Friends of Syria in Paris
Egypt’s foreign minister will attend meetings regarding Syria and Palestine and Israel
Syria opposition under pressure to attend ‘Geneva 2’ talks
Syria’s main rebel groups have warned opponents against attending the talks and against any negotiation with Assad’s regime.
Syria Today
Syrians walk along a severely damaged road in the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on January 4, 2014. Syrian rebels have united to kill and capture dozens of jihadists in a new “revolution” against an Al-Qaeda affiliate they accuse of worse abuses than the hated President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD ABOUD
73,000 killed in Syria conflict in 2013: NGO
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights released an updated toll for the entire war, saying more than 130,000 people had been killed since it began
Lebanon arrests head of Qaeda-linked group: minister
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry also confirmed that Majid, a Saudi citizen, was on a list of 85 suspects wanted by the kingdom.
Syria misses deadline to remove chemical weapons
Syria had been due to turn over some of the deadliest chemicals in its arsenal to ships by the end of the year, for delivery to a US boat which is to destroy them at sea.
Syria, Iraq, and Egypt most dangerous countries for journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists released a report naming the three Middle East countries as having the most journalist deaths
Lebanon mourns ex-minister killed in bombing
The bombing raised fears about the fragile situation in Lebanon, which has seen the war in neighbouring Syria regularly spill over.
Hollande in Saudi to talk commerce, regional politics
Hollande will hold talks with Saudi King Abdullah, but will also meet former Lebanese premier Saad Hariri and Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Jarba in the kingdom, said a member of his entourage.
Syria inks oil, gas exploration deal with Russian firm
The agreement was signed by Syrian Oil Minister Suleiman Abbas, Syria’s General Petroleum Company and the Russian Soyuzneftegaz company.
300 dead in 8 days of air raids on Syria’s Aleppo: NGO
Aleppo has been split between opposition and government forces since a massive rebel assault in the summer of 2012.
Iraq general among 15 soldiers killed in raid on Qaeda
Violence elsewhere killed five policemen, including the police chief of Al-Sharqat district northwest of Baghdad, and wounded five others, police and a doctor said.
Syria defends jailing of British doctor who died in prison
The death of British doctor Abbas Khan in custody just days before he was to be handed over to a British lawmaker sparked a diplomatic row with London, which accused President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime of effectively murdering the 32-year-old surgeon.
Syria peace talks to open in Montreux: UN
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon last month finally set January 22 as the date for the talks, which have been repeatedly postponed since June.
‘Barrel bomb’ raids in Syria’s Aleppo kill 76
A Syrian security official said the army prefers the TNT-packed barrels because they are cheaper than regular bombs, which they need import from Russia.
WFP scales up its Syria emergency operation as growing numbers struggle for food
In 2014, WFP plans to feed 4.25 million displaced Syrians inside their country and around 2.9 million Syrians who fled to neighbouring countries.
Syria’s moderate opposition in ‘serious difficulty’: France
The talks are scheduled for 22 January in the Swiss city, but Fabius said there were doubts over whether they would make progress towards ending the civil war that has now raged for more than two and a half years and killed more than 126,000 people.
European response to Syrian refugees ‘pitiful’: Amnesty
European leaders should “hang their heads with shame” over their treatment of Syrian refugees
An unregulated security threat
By Andrew Tabler, Now. As more and more Syrians flee to neighboring Lebanon, the situation there is a growing national security concern not only for Lebanon, but the entire region. While Hezbollah and Iran are supporting the Assad regime in Syria, their increased vulnerability in Lebanon should give them pause, as the recent bombing of …