Albania refuses to host destruction of Syrian chemical weaponsWatchdog misses timetable deadline, France now suggested as alternative hostSat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition coalition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks‘This is a big step forward and an important one,’ says US secretary of stateTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Banning Muslim Brotherhood easier said than doneMovement has deep roots in Egyptian societySat Nov 09 2013 - 01:01
Syrian peace conference delayed, says Brahimi9.3 million Syrians need help to survive, Valerie Amos tells UN Security CouncilWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Kerry calls for ‘inclusive, free and fair elections’ in EgyptSurprise visit as security tight in Cairo ahead of trial of ousted president Mohamed MorsiMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:01
Graphic illustration of Palestinian concernsThe team behind the website Visualising Palestine is reporting on Israeli occupation through the medium of infographicsFri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested in CairoEssam el-Erian taken into custody as part of crackdown on leading Morsi supportersWed Oct 30 2013 - 22:06
UN-Arab League envoy warns of ‘Somalisation’ of SyriaLakhdar Brahimi says Assad could be part of transition to a ‘new’ SyriaWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01
UN calls on Syrian factions to facilitate food and medical assistance to civiliansDire socio-economic conditions highlighted by UN reportMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:01
Syria’s National Coalition faces conflicting pressure about attendance at Geneva talksPressure on opposition over US-Russia sponsored peace talksThu Oct 24 2013 - 07:11
50 die in Syria suicide bombings as hostages released in tripartite dealNine Lebanese pilgrims and two Turkish pilots released from jail as part of exchange dealMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Russia and US deny date set for Syrian peace conferenceSyria’s deputy PM Qadri Jamil says Geneva conference scheduled for November 23-24Fri Oct 18 2013 - 19:44
Car bomb that kills 39 adds urgency to US-Russia sponsored peace conferenceUS secretary of state emphasises need for transition administration to end hostilitiesTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:24
Syrian opposition fighters killed 190, says watchdogHuman Rights Watch believes two-week attack on villages in August was sectarianSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01
Cairo unbowed after Obama suspends US military aidEgypt’s reliance on US military shipments has been overstatedFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Egypt’s Morsi to stand trial in NovemberDeposed president charged with inciting torture and killing of protesters against his regimeThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
Efforts being made to get Syrian peace conference under way, say US and RussiaKerry and Lavrov give Assad credit for complying with destruction of chemical weaponsTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Inspectors begin destroying Syria’s chemical weaponsAssad suggests mediation role for Germany in ending civil warMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:36
Turkey will pay heavy price for supporting Syrian rebels, Assad warnsPresident accuses Erdogan of shedding blood of thousands of SyriansSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Chemical weapons teams arrive to destroy Syria stockpilesSyrian says seven of the 19 weapons sites listed by the government are in combat zonesWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:18
Syria accepts Russian plan on chemical weapons, says minister“We accept the Russian plan to get rid of our chemical weapons,” says Omran al-ZoubiTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:01
Damascus says pact a ‘victory’ for SyriaSyrian reconciliation minister Ali Haidar says weapons deal would prepare way for negotiations between government and oppositionMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Mixed political reaction to Syria dealSyrian cabinet minister says chemical weapons agreement ‘a victory for Syria’Mon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Syria’s National Coalition sceptical about regime joining chemical weapons treatyOpposition says move an attempt to evade international sanctionSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:01
Syria applies to join chemical weapons conventionCountry seeks to sign up to global ban as US and Russia conclude first meeting in GenevaFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:34
Syrian backing of chemical weapons plan ‘a sign of strength’Syrian reconciliation minister says Damascus’s acceptance of proposal is not a sign of weaknessThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:48
Plan for Syria’s chemical weapons suits everyone but the oppositionSyrian government’s allies have expressed support for the initiativeTue Sept 10 2013 - 23:13
Assad denies ordering chemical attack and warns of retaliation against any US strikesGerman report claims Syrian leader did not allow use of chemical weaponsMon Sept 09 2013 - 13:41
Finger on a hair trigger as Lebanon faces Sunni-Shia clashes on daily basisArmy remains a fragile bulwark against communal conflictMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
US advises citizens to leave LebanonMoscow sends ships to Syria to evacuate Russian citizens if crisis escalatesSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Iranian general warns US that Tehran will back Syria ‘to the end’Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses US of using chemical weapons attack as pretext for mounting military operationsFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:02
Problems of deprivation and crowding all too stark for Syrian ‘non-refugees’ in Lebanese ‘non-camp’Lebanese government ruling leaves many in limbo of makeshift camps and facilitiesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Lebanon to raise concerns over Syrian refugees with UNUNHCR says 720,000 registered Syrian refugees are in LebanonThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Israeli missile test heightens Syria tensionsReports that Hizbullah and Syrian army units deployed in readiness for US attackWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Syrian George Jabbour claims Damascenes obsessed with threats from USFormer Syrian parliamentarian says he’s deeply mistrustful of videos he’d seen of victimsTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:15
Damascus calls on UN for ‘peaceful political solution’Assad government asks UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to “prevent any aggression against Syria”Tue Sept 03 2013 - 01:05
Assad vows to respond if US attacks SyriaArmy has finger on the trigger to face any challenge, says PM Wael al-HalqiMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
UN chemical inspectors visit Syria hospitalHead of team to brief UN Security Council in next two daysSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
US, Britain and Russia send warshipsUN team to complete work today and leave Syria tomorrow, says Ban Ki-moonFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Ban calls for experts to be allowed finish taskUN chief says chemical weapons team needs four more days for Syria missionThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Warplanes have reportedly arrived at Britain’s military base on CyprusResidents have confirmed increased activity at air baseWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition told to expect strikesUN weapons inspectors delay Damascus site visit in response to sniper attackWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
UN inspectors gather evidence from Syria attack site after snipers target convoyAssad dismisses chemical weapons charge, says any US intervention will failTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Crisis deepens over response to Syrian poison gas attackUS sends strongest signal of readying for action saying chemical attack is ‘undeniable’Tue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN team to study sites near Damascus where chemical attacks are suspectedSyria has agreed to inspections and will halt local hostilities for their durationSun Aug 25 2013 - 22:06
Brotherhood fails to bring out huge numbers on ‘Martyrs’ Friday’Rallies take place day after Mubarak releaseSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Egypt analysis: Collapsing economy could force generals to negotiating tableFew Egyptians want to see return of military-led regimeSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Mubarak released from Tora prisonDeposed Egyptian leader has spent two years in numerous military hospitalsFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:06
Crisis and curfew in Egypt push business to the brinkCairo’s inhabitants have abandoned the city’s cafes and restaurants because of a 7pm curfewFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:01
Muslim Brotherhood’s latest round in decades-long conflict with Egyptian stateMost of the party’s leaders have been imprisoned and President Adly Mansour has spoken of restoring the ban on the groupThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:27
