Tag: Syria
Security Council fears Syria impact on Lebanon
The UN Security Council has expressed "grave concern" about cross-border attacks on Lebanon from Syria.
The 15-nation council issued a statement late Wednesday calling for...
‘Iran is the lynchpin in the Syrian crises’
PML-N Senator Raja Zafar-ul-Haq on Wednesday said Islamic Republic of Iran could play a positive role for restoring peace in Syria.
He said the countries...
Bomb kills Syria’s defence minister, Assad’s brother-in-law
A suicide bomber on Wednesday struck at the heart of Syria’s security apparatus, killing the country’s defence minister and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law, state...
China paper opposes Syria action as UN chief visits
China's top newspaper on Tuesday warned against outside intervention in Syria, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to Beijing to seek support for tougher...
Damascus fighting rages in what may be ‘turning point’
Syria’s military deployed armoured vehicles near central Damascus on Monday as troops battled rebels around the capital in what activists said could be a...
Russia slams Western ‘blackmail’ over Syria
Russia on Monday defiantly slammed the West for using "blackmail" over a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria and ridiculed the idea it...
Annan, Ban press Russia, China to back Syria action
Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon head for Russia and China on Monday to press the two UN Security Council doubters to back tougher action...
Annan, Ban press Russia, China to back Syria action
Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon head for Russia and China on Monday to press the two UN Security Council doubters to back tougher action...
Syria denies Treimsa ‘massacre’ as UN pursues probe
Syria denied its armed forces carried out a massacre in Treimsa but said 37 gunmen and two civilians were killed in clashes with rebels,...
Russia’s Putin to meet Annan for Syria talks: Kremlin
Syrian peace mediator Kofi Annan was due in Moscow on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin that come amid growing pressure on Russia...
Australia urges Russia to support removal of Assad
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Sunday called on Russia to support the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office, following the latest...
Troops storm Syria town as observers visit Treimsa
Syrian troops and pro-regime militias stormed and torched a southern town on Saturday, reports said, as UN observers visited a central village where a...
Turkey, Jordan aid Syria-bound ‘terrorists:’ Iran
Iran’s armed forces chief accused Turkey and Jordan of allowing rebel fighters into Syria and urged them to seal off their borders, ISNA news...
Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria
Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said on Friday, prompting the opposition to...
Lebanon on the brink
Many a faultline pass through this troubled land
With neighbouring Syria imploding, tensions with Iran mounting, and Israel ever threatening, Lebanon appears to be on...
Clashes in Damascus, at least 9 dead in Syria: NGO
Rebels and regime troops clashed in the Damascus district of Qadam on Wednesday as at least nine people were killed in violence across Syria,...
Annan seeks Iran, Iraq help in ending Syria crisis
Kofi Annan met top Iranian officials Tuesday before flying to Iraq, as he sought the help of key regional players in shoring up his...
