Latest in Tag: Syria Highlight
Latest in Tag: Syria
Clashes escalate in Aleppo
International community deals with refugees, chemical weapons possibility
Clashes escalate in Aleppo
International community deals with refugees, chemical weapons possibility
Syrian refugee influx in Lebanon
90,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon following Damascus bombing
Jordanian Foreign Minister discusses Syria with President Morsy
Egypt pledges support for humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan
Regional Briefs on Israel, Yemen, Sudan, Syria
Israel Israel’s Defence Ministry Ehud Barak has ordered the destruction of eight Palestinian villages in the southern region of Hebron for being “illegal dwellings in a fire zone,” despite proof that the villages have been located there since 1830. The area is to be used by Israeli Defence Forces for military training, including live-fire exercises, …
Syria threatens to use chemical weapons against ‘foreign aggressors’
Fighting between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and forces loyal to President Assad has escalated in Aleppo
Thousands of Syrian refugees continue massive exodus into neighbouring countries
With the Syrian crisis taking on differing challenging security and political dimensions almost hourly, a continuous exodus of thousands of Syrian refugees across Syria’s borders into neighboring countries steadily rises by the day.
Syria claims Egyptians in rebels’ ranks
State TV shows bodies of two men said to be fighters from Egypt
Arab League offers Al-Assad exit option
Fighting rages on in major cities as military claims to regain control.
Syrian refugees: a humanitarian crisis
As the violence in Syria flares up, Syrians fleeing to neighbouring countries face hardships.
President Morsy emerges as regional mediator on Gaza
After a weekend of meetings with Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and the EU, Morsy finds himself under pressure from competing interests
Egyptians attempt to raise Free Syrian Army flag over embassy
More protests are planned to take place at the Russian Embassy today
The battle for Damascus underway
After several high level ranking officials are reported dead or injured, Al-Assad’s forces promise the fight for the capital is far from over
Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Egypt
Syrian refugees face hardship and uncertainty in Egypt
US views working with Iran on Syria as ‘unproductive’
Dueling draft resolutions on Syria pit Security Council members against each other
Russia and Saudi Arabia trade barbs on human rights
The tersely worded statements may hint at secret negotiations on Syria
Alarms raised over possible chemical weapons in Syria
After the bloodshed in Tremseh, alarms are raised over the possibility of a chemical weapons attack in Syria
Syrian ambassador to Iraq defects, asks military to ‘turn guns’ on Al-Assad
Syrian National Council says more ambassadorial defections possible
Moscow hosts Al-Assad opposition
Sayda brought with him a set of detailed proposals outlining solutions for the Syrian crisis.
Syria neighbour Iraq potential key to peace
Annan held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister and Iraqi Prime Minister to discuss the escalating violence in neighbouring Syria.
Syrian shells hitting Lebanese town
Lebanese army deploys forces on the Syrian border
Syrian general defects
Gen. Manaf Tlas defection sparks speculation of rift within Syrian regime
Morsi squeezed between Syria and Iran
President’s stance on Syria could spell a change in Egyptian regional policies
Sparks fly again at Turkey-Syria border
Turkey scrambles jets to respond to sightings of syrian helicopters at border
US intelligence questions jet story
US officials are suggesting that the F-4 phantom Turkish jet was flying near to the Syrian shoreline, explaining why Syrian forces saw it as a threat and fired
Senior Hamas member killed in Syria, Israel accused of responsibility
The senior Hamas member was the assistant to another Hamas official killed in an elaborate operation in Dubai two years ago that gained international notoriety
Explosions rock central Damascus
Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, according to Syrian state television SANA.
On rare Israel trip, Putin talks Syria, Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Israeli leaders on a rare trip to Jerusalem for discussions that focused on continuing violence in Syria and Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Turkey calls for NATO in Syria
As Syria and Turkey face off, NATO steps in
Region Briefs
Syria: BRUSSELS (AP) — Members of Syrian opposition groups met in a conference in Belgium on Sunday to discuss their political differences and Syria’s democratic transition. Groups discussed whether the Syrian opposition should request foreign military intervention and whether the groups should begin negotiations with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. According to activists more …