Latest in Tag: Syria Highlight
Latest in Tag: Syria
Syrian president’s sister ‘now in Dubai’
Al-Assad now has only his brother Maher, who commands the notorious Fourth Brigade
Syrian clashes near Jordanian border
Fighting in Syria approaches borders again
Syria dispatches: Robert Fisk’s independence
The reports from Syria of the journalist Robert Fisk raise serious questions over his credibility, say Yassin Al-Haj Saleh & Rime Allaf
Syrian forces clash on Turkish border
Shots fired between Syrian army and opposition wound civilian in Turkey
Reward offered for capturing Al-Assad
Meanwhile Syrian army reported to have tested chemical weapons
Egypt, Iran, and Turkey in high level talks over Syria
Saudi Arabia did not send its foreign minister
Confidential list of Syrian war crime suspects handed to UN
Over 20,000 deaths later, independent UN investigators conclude war crimes have been committed
Members of Iranian Special Forces present in Syria and Lebanon are only ‘counsellors’
Iran confirms the presence on Iranian forces in Syria
Syria’s refugee crisis and ongoing violence set the stage for Brahimi
Refugee crisis in Turkey worsens as Brahimi continues talks in Syria
Film fans flames of violence across the region
Across the Middle East and beyond, protesters have demonstrated against US-made Islamophobic production
Brahimi meets Al-Assad
Peace envoy’s meeting with Syrian president leaves behind warnings of a “crisis
Brahimi arrives in Syria
Envoy for Syria meets foreign minister
The whole truth and nothing but the truth
On 8 March, I was in London attending a panel discussion on the safety of women journalists. I had been invited there by the International News Safety Institute (INSI) after contributing a chapter to a book published earlier this year by the INSI on the safety of female journalists working in conflict and danger zones. …
Turkey to relocate Syrian refugees
Turkish-based NGO believes number of Syrian refugees in Turkey could reach 300,000 before conflict resolved
International inaction provokes Syrian women to hunger strike
Female activists tell Daily News Egypt why they are hunger striking
Turkish and Syrian hostages in Lebanon finally freed
Syrian hostages rescued in midnight raid in Lebanon while Turkish businessman’s release negotiated on same day
Egyptian doctor released from Lebanese custody
Al-Hamshari arrived back to Cairo on Wednesday night
Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo airport
“The humanitarian problem sparked by the conflict is our biggest crisis”, says the UNHCR spokesman
King Abdullah II: Israel disrupting nuclear plans
Israeli official dismissed the charges by the King of Jordan
Brahimi set to visit Syria after Egypt, Morsy speaks to everyone
As Brahimi prepares to travel to Damascus over the coming days, Morsy has been busy meeting with the Quartet envoys, Brahimi and Britain’s Foreign Secretary
Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Bloodshed continues in Syria, as Lakhdar Brahimi hold Syrian-crisis talks in Cairo
Morsy’s Syria quartet in Cairo
Iran and new UN special envoy to Syria both attending Morsy’s initiative to resolve Syria crisis
UN’s attackers in Syria must face justice: Pillay
Navi Pillay calls for holding UN attackers accountable for their actions
Vatican Pope to visit Beirut
Pope Benedict XVI calls Middle East visit a “pilgrimage for peace”
Al-Qaeda-linked militant threatens Syria
Abu Sayyaf vows to fight against Al-Assad
Syrian women on hunger strike in Cairo
Six women on seventh day of hunger strike in front of the Arab League headquarters
Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo
Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab leaders
President joins Twitter
President joins popular social media website, while another popular site keeps tabs on his progress
Ending the violence in Syria: lots of talk but little action
While regional and world powers develop separate plans to solve the crisis, violence continues
All 12 detainees of Syrian Embassy clash released
“Charged with assaulting police officers” detainees released by the public prosecutor