Fall of rebel stronghold could hasten Syrian ceasefireTHE LIKELY fall of the rebel stronghold in Homs and the suggestion that Turkey and the expatriate opposition could compromise…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Jordanians rally to protest at slow pace of reformJORDANIANS STAGED their largest post-Arab Spring demonstration yesterday in central Amman in response to a call from the Islamic…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Amnesty accuses Egypt of police and army abusesAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL is calling on Egypt’s president Muhammad Morsi to tackle the country’s “bloody legacy of human rights abuses…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Unesco appeals to Syrian fighters to spare heritage sitesCLASHES AND fresh fires broke out yesterday in the old city of Aleppo where entire sectors of the 13th-century bazaar, a Unesco…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Attack close to Turkish border with Syria kills at least fourA SUICIDE bomber yesterday blew himself up outside a police headquarters in the northeastern city of Qamishli, killing at least…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Historic Aleppo market ravaged by fireAL-MADINA OF Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city and its commercial capital, was the world’s largest covered market – until entire…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Syrian loyalists repel rebel attack on AleppoA FRONTAL assault launched by rebels in an attempt to regain lost ground in the northern city of Aleppo has dissolved into street…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Rebels in 'decisive battle' for AleppoTHE TAWHID Brigade of the rebel Free Syrian Army yesterday announced the beginning of a “decisive battle” for Aleppo, saying …Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Syrian army command bombed in DamascusTWIN BOMB blasts at the Syrian army staff headquarters on Umayyad Square yesterday shook central Damascus and triggered a two…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Syrian children 'tortured and traumatised'A REPORT by Save the Children has described how Syrian children, now living as refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari camp, were abused…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Syria's domestic opposition urges end of regime and 'all its symbols'SYRIAN DOMESTIC opposition figures meeting in Damascus yesterday called for the ejection of the government of President Bashar…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
15 die in Pakistan during film protestsAT LEAST 15 people died in Pakistan yesterday during protests against a US-made film denigrating IslamSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Key members of Syrian opposition detained at airportTWO LEADING figures in Syria’s domestic opposition group were seized while leaving Damascus airport having returned from China…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Syrian blast at petrol station kills at least 50AT LEAST 50 Syrians were reported to have been killed and many others wounded by an explosion at a petrol station at Ain Issa…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Fighting erupts at Syria-Turkey border postTWO BOMBS exploded in the Damascus suburb of Qudsayya yesterday, reportedly causing many casualtiesThu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Free Syrian Army offers reward of $25m to kill AssadSYRIAN TROOPS have clashed with rebels in northern districts of Aleppo as the rebel Free Syrian Army offered a reward of $25 …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
UN report backs claims of war crimes in SyriaUNITED NATIONS investigators say they have expanded a secret list of Syrians and military units suspected of committing war crimes…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Pope urges Middle East peace in Beirut MassPOPE BENEDICT XVI yesterday celebrated a Mass attended by hundreds of thousands of people on Beirut’s seafront and called for…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Fury at Muhammad film spreads across Islamic worldUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama yesterday received the bodies of murdered Libyan embassy staff at Andrews airbase outside Washington…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Middle East violence escalates over filmPROTESTS ACROSS the Muslim world have been led by Egyptian youths rallying for the fourth day outside the US embassy in Cairo…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Widespread protests at denigration of prophetPROTESTS ARE expected today after noon prayers across the Muslim world against a US-made film denigrating the prophet Muhammad…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Rebels claimed to have killed 18 soldiers in car bombSYRIAN REBELS have reportedly killed 18 soldiers in the northern province of Idlib by detonating a car bomb near an army post…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Bickering within Syrian opposition prompts axing of talksA REPEATEDLY postponed Syrian political opposition conference scheduled for today in Damascus has been cancelledWed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
UN-Arab League envoy to visit Syria on 'very difficult mission'UN-ARAB LEAGUE envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will travel to Damascus in coming days to meet officials and civil society groups.Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Clinton and Russia air differences over SyriaFIGHTING BETWEEN troops and rebels flared yesterday in Aleppo and southern districts of Damascus as differences between the US…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Deadly Damascus clashes as Egypt call angers SyriaFIVE SOLDIERS and a civilian were killed when a motorcycle exploded outside a mosque in a northern Damascus district yesterday…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Army shells Damascus suburb as rebels urge fighters to respect rightsSYRIAN TROOPS battled rebels street by street in Aleppo as at least five people were reported killed by shelling in the Yarmouk…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Syrian regime should quit, says Egypt presidentEGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Mohamed Morsi yesterday called for a “change” of government in Syria and said no more time should be wasted…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
100,000 Syrian refugees fled country in August aloneA TOTAL of 100,000 Syrian refugees fled their country during August, according to the UN High Commission for Refugees, the highest…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Airstrike on rebel-held town kills 25, say reportsAN AIRSTRIKE yesterday on a rebel-held town in northern Syria is reported to have killed at least 25 people and a car bomb five…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Key Damascus army compound shaken by rebel blastsRESPONSIBILITY FOR twin explosions at a military facility in the heart of Damascus has been claimed by the Grandchildren of the…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Syrian rebels form council as civilians' plight worsensOPPOSITION FORCES proclaimed the formation of a “Revolutionary Transitional Council” in Aleppo province as rebels mounted an …Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Egypt's Morsi slams 'oppressive' Syria regimeEGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Mohamed Morsi yesterday told the non-aligned summit in Tehran it has an “ethical duty” to support the Syrian…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
UN envoy assured he will get global backingINTERNATIONAL ENVOY Lakhdar Brahimi will meet foreign ministers of the UN Security Council today to try to convince its divided…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Assad confident, but victory over rebels 'needs more time'SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad said yesterday that his country was “fighting a regional and local battle” but “victory needs…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Car bomb kills 12 as government vows to 'cleanse' Syria of rebelsA CAR BOMB exploded during a funeral yesterday in the quiet Damascus suburb of Jaramana, killing 12 civilians.Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Army helicopter shot down by rebels in DamascusA SYRIAN military helicopter fell in flames yesterday in Damascus after being hit by rebel fire, an opposition group saidTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Army accused of massacre near DamascusSCORES OF bodies have reportedly been discovered in Darayya, the focus of an army operation against rebels holed up in the belt…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
At least 21 die as troops shell town near DamascusTHE SYRIAN army yesterday continued its offensive against rebels in Darayya and other areas on the southern outskirts of the …Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Syrian army regains Aleppo districtsThe Syrian army yesterday recaptured three Christian neighbourhoods at the heart of Aleppo, while troops supported by tanks deployed…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Army takes back Aleppo districts as fighting continuesTHE SYRIAN army yesterday recaptured three Christian neighbourhoods at the heart of Aleppo, while troops supported by tanks deployed…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Army shells districts on outskirts of DamascusSYRIAN TROOPS were reported to have shelled areas south of the ring road that skirts the southern edge of Damascus yesterday …Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Syrian conflict spills over into LebanonFIGHTING IN Syria spilled over yesterday into north Lebanon where at least four people were killed and 60 wounded, including …Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Refugee crisis puts Syria's neighbours under strainAS THE last of the remaining United Nations monitors left Syria yesterday, opposition sources said fighting between troops and…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Change of guard at UN as battle for Syria goes onAS PROTESTERS took to the streets in Hama and Damascus to call for his removal, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad attended prayers…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Brotherhood backs Morsi's assertion of power over armyMUSLIM Brotherhood supporters massed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday to voice their approval of Egyptian president Mohamed…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Meeting in Syria called off as states refuse to attendSYRIAN TROOPS and rebels clashed near Aleppo’s civilian and military airports east of the city yesterday, as Russia cancelled…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
UN to open Syria liaison office in place of monitorsTHE UN Security Council yesterday approved the opening in Damascus of a political liaison office, staffed by 20-30 political, …Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Bomb in tanker explodes near UN staff's hotelA BOMB exploded yesterday in central Damascus near the Dama Rose hotel, where UN monitors are based.Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
Morsi's early moves diminish army's power over EgyptANALYSIS: The new president has made major shake-ups among his country’s top military personnelTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
