Tag: Syria
UN envoy talks with Iran about Syria, plans visit
The new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has spoken by telephone with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and is contemplating a...
EU ‘consensus’ to beef up Syria sanctions
EU foreign ministers agreed on the need to beef up sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime at talks in Cyprus on Saturday, said...
Battle rages in Aleppo as Russia urges Syria unity
Fighting for control of a key army base in Aleppo raged on Saturday, as Russia tried to revive a divisive accord on ending the...
Putin urges West rethink on Syria as battles rage
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western and Arab governments to review their policy on war-torn Syria on Thursday, as battles raged between rebels and...
Violence rages as envoy says Syria toll ‘staggering’
Syrian troops backed by artillery and warplanes fought rebels on multiple fronts Wednesday as peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi described the death toll as “staggering”...
Brahimi says Syria toll ‘staggering’ as Aleppo battered
Syrian forces on Wednesday shelled rebel zones in Aleppo killing 19 people, a watchdog reported, as peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi described the death toll...
Red Cross chief meets Assad over plight of Syrians
Red Cross chief Peter Maurer held a “positive” meeting with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday during which he raised concern over the...
Red Cross chief in Syria; to discuss aid with Assad
Red Cross chief Peter Maurer was in Damascus on Tuesday for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other officials on ways to get humanitarian...
Bombings, fighting as Red Cross chief heads to Syria
The chief of the Red Cross was on Monday headed to Syria on a humanitarian mission, his office said, as an air strike on...
Syria rebels target regime air power
Syrian rebels launched deadly attacks on the military Saturday in a campaign increasingly targeting its air power, as President Bashar al-Assad’s traditional ally Russia...
Turkey keeps up safe haven call as Syria clashes rage
Fierce fighting rocked northern Syria on Friday as neighbouring Turkey kept up its calls for internationally protected safe havens inside Syria to stem the...
Iran, Egypt leaders discuss Syria conflict, ties
Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi on Thursday discussed the Syrian conflict and their states’ severed diplomatic ties in their first-ever...
Syria rebels claim MiG shot down, Egypt causes storm
Rebels said they shot down a MiG warplane on Thursday as violence whipped across Syria ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to tackle...
Iran summit stumbles on nuclear, Syria criticism
A showpiece summit hosted by Iran stumbled as soon as it opened on Thursday when the head of the UN pressed Tehran on its...
Iran nuclear issue, Syria dominate tense Tehran summit
Iran's showdown with the UN Security Council over its nuclear activities, and clashing speeches over the bloody conflict shaking Syria dominated the opening of...
More time needed to end Syria conflict: Assad
President Bashar al-Assad vowed in comments broadcast Wednesday that his forces would win the conflict ravaging Syria but that more time was needed, as...
Syrian refugees in Jordan camp double in past week: UN
The number of Syrians fleeing to the Al Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan has doubled in recent days, with more than 10,000 taking shelter...
