Syrian war at new levels of brutality, says UNHuman rights investigators say crimes against humanity ‘continue apace’Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
300 critically ill patients trapped in Syrian town of Qusayr, says doctorPlea for help and medical supplies after town’s main hospital is destroyedTue Jun 04 2013 - 01:04
Several killed as Syrian rebels clash with Hizbullah in LebanonHumanitarian agencies express concern over civilians trapped by siege of QusayrMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
More rebels arrive in besieged Qusayr to fight Assad’s troopsRebels break through blockade mounted by Syrian army and allied fighters from HizbullahSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Russia has delivered ground-to-air missiles, claims AssadSyrian president threatens to retaliate in event of further Israeli attacksFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Syrian air force bombards strategic supply route town of QusayrTaking town would be ‘major coup’ for regime ahead of June peace talksThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Russia says EU is ‘fuelling the fire of conflict’ in SyriaAnger over decision not to renew arms embargo as details of massacre of 300 emergeWed May 29 2013 - 01:08
Syrian opposition must agree on restructure before deciding to take part in Geneva talksDivisions deepen within expatriate National Coalition over representationTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Rockets strike Shia suburb in south BeirutAttack followed Hizbullah leader’s pledge of victory for his pro-regime fighters in SyriaMon May 27 2013 - 02:00
Syrian regime agrees to take part in peace talksDamascus names envoys to attend Russian-US sponsored conferenceSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Peace plan for Syria includes call for Assad to step down and exit countryFormer Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib has put forward a 16-point plan ahead of a three-day meeting in IstanbulFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Troops push into strategic rebel-held Syrian townAt least 10 killed since Sunday in battle for Qusayr near Lebanese borderThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Rebel leader in hiding after disputed mergerSyrian group Jabhat al-Nusra being subsumed by Islamic State in Iraq and LevantWed May 22 2013 - 02:00
Palestinians in Syria caught in the middleRefugees in Yarmouk claim they are being attacked by the Free Syrian ArmyTue May 21 2013 - 01:00
Syrian army seizes rebel strongholdAssad’s forces take Qusayr, a strategic town on smuggling route used by rebelsMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Troops repulse rebel attack on Aleppo prisonFacility said to hold 4,000 prisoners, including 250 insurgentsFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Damascus ‘peace zone’ at centre of attempts to rebuild Syria’s tolerant civil societyForum for National Harmony works with all sides to resolve conflictThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Caught in the crossfire in a hillside region a few kilometres from SyriaA small town in Lebanon finds itself drawn into the neighbouring warTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Syria denies having hand in Turkey bombingsTensions simmer in wake of attacks as Damascus accuses Ankara of stoking conflictMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Risk of Syrian spillover on all four frontiers exposedAnalysis: Neighbouring countries are getting embroiled in the Syrian conflictMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Praying for peace in Damascus while surrounded by warNobel laureate Mairead Maguire visiting Syria with other peace activistsSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Syrian Arab Red Crescent struggles with crossfire and scarce supplies to bring aidA grassroots body of 3,000 volunteers helps Syrians of every allegianceFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Entire quarters of Damascus laid to wasteFamilies living in the beleaguered suburbs flee when shells begin to fallThu May 09 2013 - 05:48
Damascus life goes on through the barricadesSoldiers – some young, others ‘Dad’s Army’ reservists – man checkpoints in the Syrian capitalWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Syrian government says facilities struck in raid by Israeli were military campsOpposition activists claim 42 soldiers killed but official toll not yet confirmedTue May 07 2013 - 06:53
Ban makes appeal for calm over Syria blastsMilitary retaliation against Israel by Syria, Iran or Hizbullah not expectedMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Syrian holiday shattered by Israeli strikesGovernment confirms the strike on a research centre at JamrayaMon May 06 2013 - 05:22
On eve of Orthodox Easter, Syrian Christians feel the strainPressure mounts on Christian community that prospered under Baath party ruleSat May 04 2013 - 06:03
Hizbullah could intervene in Syria to prop up Assad, says leaderRegime’s ‘real friends’ unwilling to allow war-torn state to failThu May 02 2013 - 06:40
New Italian PM urges Merkel to back growth strategy for the EUCyprus parliament backs austerity bail-out packageWed May 01 2013 - 06:16
Iraqi media regulator suspends 10 TV stations ‘for promoting sectarianism’Al-Jazeera and leading Iraqi station Sharqiya among channels targetedMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Fears rise over kidnapped bishops from AleppoGreek and Syrian Orthodox churches urge respect for clerics’ livesThu Apr 25 2013 - 07:00
Christian bishops released by Chechen rebels in SyriaClerics held for two months after ambush in which driver of their car was killedWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Egyptian elections postponed until OctoberElectoral law considered unconstitutional by courts challenging president MorsiMon Apr 22 2013 - 19:53
Vacuum at top of Syrian opposition as Moaz al-Khatib reaffirms resignationMove comes as John Kerry announces doubling of non-lethal US aid to rebelsMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Iraqi election peaceful but turnout lowMonitors report irregularities but could not say whether outcome would be affectedMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Cypriots believe German envy of their lifestyle may have driven ‘bail-in’ termsQuality of life is a tricky concept. But household wealth is a waving red flagThu Apr 18 2013 - 07:00
Cyprus asks Brussels for more money as bailout costs soarDetails of €10bn rescue agreed at Dublin meeting but talk of larger bailout dismissedFri Apr 12 2013 - 14:12
G8 ministers remain deadlocked as violence escalates in SyriaHuman Rights Watch accused government of indiscriminate bombings of civiliansFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:08
Cyprus is paradise lost for Russian settlersMost incomers far from being oligarchsWed Apr 10 2013 - 07:00
Syrian rebels accuse government of using chemical weaponsDamascus rejects UN appeal to dispatch team to investigate claims and counter claimsWed Apr 10 2013 - 06:00
Assad warns of chaos in the Middle East if regime is toppledSyrian president accuses opponents of whipping up sectarianismMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Cypriots vent their anger in front of parliament‘Democracy has been suspended by the troika’Fri Apr 05 2013 - 05:00
Former Cyprus president critical of troika over bailout terms‘Ordinary Cypriots harmed by targeting of banks, depositors and share holders’Thu Apr 04 2013 - 06:00
Thousands attend Cyprus Aid concert bearing food donationsFifty artists rally help in Nicosia for people suffering effects of economic meltdownTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Large Bank of Cyprus savers lose access to depositsMove raises fears of 20% contraction in Cypriot economyMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:40
Cyprus bank depositors angry and frightenedCypriots have been traumatised and fear this is the shape of things to comeSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:46
No storm, only calm, as Cyprus banks reopenWhen the doors opened half an hour late, customers formed a queue and waited their turns, dignified and orderlyThu Mar 28 2013 - 19:51
