Latest in Tag: War Highlight
Latest in Tag: War
Syria committed to chemical weapons deal: Assad
The Syrian president said he saw “no obstacles” to a plan under which Damascus will relinquish its chemical arms
US urges UN action, Syria sees stalemate
Damascus believes the conflict has reached a stalemate and would call for a ceasefire if long-delayed peace talks in Geneva were to take place.
Syria rebels ‘agree truce with jihadists’ in Azaz
The rival groups also undertook to free detainees captured in Wednesday’s fighting
Obama’s Syria Debacle
By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir I am not a war monger; I know the meaning of war, the death toll, the suffering, and the destruction of property along with the spirit of innocent men, women and children. That said, regardless of how appalling the use of force is to achieve any objective, there is a time …
US, Russia in crucial Syria talks after Putin appeal
Revealing details of the proposal for the first time Thursday, Russian daily Kommersant said Moscow had given Washington a four-step plan for the weapons handover
Crackdown on journalists continues
Ismailia’s military prosecution detains award-winning Sinai journalist Abu Deraa for 15 days.
Iran will support Syria ‘to the end’: military chief
Iran is Syria’s main regional ally and some analysts believe a wider goal of Obama’s determination to launch a strike against Syria is to blunt Tehran’s growing regional influence
UN seeks Syria peace talks amid military strike threat
The United Nations is making a desperate new push for a Syria peace conference even as the United States prepares a possible military strike
Syrian refugees in post-Morsi Egypt
Over 2 million Syrians have fled the bloody conflict in Syria, Egypt is home to over 100,000 registered refugees
UN team heads to army hospital on last day in Syria
The UN inspectors are due to leave Syria by Saturday morning, and will report straight back to UN head Ban Ki-moon
Obama ready to go it alone on Syria
Washington is ready to go it alone to strike Syria despite the British parliament’s rejection of military action and the lack of a UN mandate.
British parliament rejects military action in Syria
The government was defeated by just 13 votes in the House of Commons in its bid for a “strong humanitarian response” to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime
AFP Infographic: The Syrian crisis
Foreign forces and bases in the Middle East and selected Syrian military equipment
Israel deploys Iron Dome defence system: Netanyahu
“We are not involved in the war in Syria. But I repeat: if anyone tries to harm Israeli citizens, Tsahal (the Israeli army) will respond with force,” Netanyahu said
Assad vows to defend Syria amid military buildup
The military build-up continued in the Mediterranean as Western powers appeared poised to launch strikes against Assad’s regime
US sends fifth destroyer to eastern Mediterranean
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the BBC that US forces were in place and “ready to go” if Obama gives the order
UN chief awaits Syria chemical weapons probe, West waits
US President Barack Obama said he has yet to sign off on a plan to strike Syria
UN inspectors to leave Syria by Saturday
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has repeatedly spoken out against military action in Syria.
Any Syria strikes will be symbolic, limited: experts
The raids, if they go ahead, would be aimed at punishing President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and sending him a message rather than wiping out his military capacity
Russia sending warships to the Mediterranean: report
Russia will be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria
Putin, Rowhani agree chemical weapon use ‘impermissible’
The two presidents discussed the Syrian conflict “at the initiative of the Iranian side”.
‘Human’ intervention needed in Syria, Egypt: Tutu
Western powers have made it clear that any strike would be limited in scope, aimed only at punishing the regime and not at toppling Assad
Breaking: Syria says Russia will not abandon it
“I can assure you that Russia has not abandoned Syria.”
Syrian children pay the heaviest price in war
By Dr Cesar Chelala The numbers of Syrian children affected by the brutal war ravaging their country are truly disheartening. According to UN agencies, one million children, three-quarters of them are under 11, have had to flee their country since the conflict began in 2011. “This one millionth child refugee is not just another number. …
Syria chemical use would be ‘crime against humanity’: Ban Ki-moon
Damascus denied it unleashed chemical weapons, particularly at a time when the UN was in Syria to inspect three sites where other such attacks allegedly took place.
Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack
Israeli aircraft “targeted a terror site located between Beirut and Sidon in response to a barrage of four rockets launched at northern Israel yesterday”
What are the West’s military options in Syria?
Following reports of a large-scale chemical weapons strike, pressure is mounting on the US and its Western allies to act to halt the violence in Syria.
Foreign ministry concerned about West Bank settlements
Ministry calls for halting any land seizures that would prevent a Palestinian state
Friday demonstrations must “deafen ears of coup commanders”: Brotherhood
Brotherhood statement on anniversary of 10th of Ramadan says Egypt in “dark nightmare”
Mansour’s first national address
Interim president delivers speech in memory of 1973 war’s anniversary