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
Clashes in Syria continue as meeting is postponedAS CLASHES flared in the southwestern Salahuddin district of Aleppo from which rebels withdrew last week, the Arab League postponed…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Driving through lawless land to a calmer BeirutI LEFT Damascus 45 minutes late because my driver was hunkered down at home in the Tal area north of the city during a bout of…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
A Damascene hotel haven that attracts locals fleeing the fightingTHE SULTAN is a small, family-run hotel in central Damascus near the old Hijaz railway stationSat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Rebels say pull-out not a surrender of AleppoCLASHES continued yesterday in portions of Aleppo’s Salahuddin district following the withdrawal of rebel forces on Thursday. “…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Assad forces advance on Aleppo as rebels fleeBATTLE FOR ALEPPO: AS REBELS withdrew yesterday from the strategic Salahuddin district of Aleppo, Syria’s president, Bashar …Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
'No one should be excluded from national dialogue'RECONCILIATION: Ali Haidar, whose son was killed in the war, has been given the job of promoting reconciliationFri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Syrian troops say they have retaken rebel strongholdGOVERNMENT TROOPS supported by armour have regained control of the rebel stronghold of Salaheddine on the southwestern edge of…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
PM's defection quite likely a personal not political choiceSYRIA’S INFORMATION minister, Omran Zoubi, declared yesterday that prime minister Riad Hijab had defected and accused him of …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Assad vows to crush rebellion following defectionSYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad vowed yesterday to crush the 17-month old rebellion and cleanse the country of what he termed…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
US says regime 'crumbling' after Syrian PM's defectionTHE WHITE House said yesterday the defection of Syria’s prime minister, Riad Hijab, showed that President Bashar al-Assad’s government…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Syrian army strikes rebel forces in Aleppo from airSYRIAN WARPLANES struck rebel-held quarters of Aleppo yesterday ahead of an expected ground assault by thousands of troops deployed…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
UN General Assembly condemns security councilINTERNATIONAL RESPONSE: THE UNITED Nations General Assembly voted by a large majority in New York yesterday afternoon to condemn…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Regime claws back districts of DamascusTHE STREETS of Syria’s capital echoed to the sounds of outgoing mortar rounds yesterday, shattering the weekly day of rest and…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Violence spirals as soldiers execute fleeing local rebelsKHALED IS grim-faced when we meetFri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Opposition leader amazed at Europe policyOPPOSITION: PROMINENT DOMESTIC opposition figure Abdul Aziz al-Khair has expressed amazement at Europe’s policy toward the Syrian…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Syria's Palestinian community caught in the cross-fireTHE ENTRANCE to Yarmouk is marked by a roundabout decorated with a curious ball sculpture and a burnt-out police station, protected…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Regime urges UN to halt arms flow and promote talksTHE POLITICS: THE ESCALATING conflict in Syria has prompted the government to dispatch a letter to the UN Security Council demanding…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
UN observer tells of devastation at rebel positionsCONFIRMATION OF the devastating effects of the Syrian army assaults on rebel positions came yesterday from the head of the United…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Syrian rebels fight for city amid hopes of a 'safe haven'FIGHTING CONTINUED in four rebel-infiltrated districts of Aleppo yesterday after US secretary of state Hillary Clinton expressed…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Fighting intensifies in loyalist city of AleppoHEAVY FIGHTING yesterday engulfed Aleppo, Syria’s commercial hub, threatening to damage or destroy the old city, a world heritage…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Syria claims its chemical weapons arsenal secureDAMASCUS YESTERDAY assured the international community its arsenal of chemical and biological weapons was secure and that it …Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Syrian army reasserts control over rebel areasTHE SYRIAN army yesterday reasserted control over several districts of the capital and nearby towns as rebels clashed with troops…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Regime launches offensive in DamascusSYRIAN CLASHES: SYRIAN TROOPS yesterday launched an offensive in Damascus and the frontier provinces, reasserting control of…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
