Tag: Syria
Annan seeks Iran help in ending Syria crisis
Kofi Annan held talks with Iran's foreign minister Tuesday, as he sought the help of Damascus's staunch ally in ending the 16-month conflict in...
AT LEAST 35 PEOPLE KILLED ACROSS SYRIA
Syrian forces pounded Aleppo and Deir Ezzor provinces as at least 35 people were killed on Sunday across the country, among them 17 civilians,...
Clinton warns time running out to save Syria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday warned time was running out to save Syria from a “catastrophic assault” after international envoy Kofi...
Annan heading to Syria to save ‘failing’peace plan
Kofi Annan will visit Damascus on Monday, Syria’s foreign ministry said, after the international envoy’s admission that his peace plan has so far failed...
Annan admits Syria failure, at least 60 killed
International envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged the failure so far of his mission to bring peace to Syria, as more than 60 people were killed...
Top general close to Syria’s Assad defects
A top Syrian general close to President Bashar al-Assad and his family has defected, dealing the embattled leader another blow, a source close to...
WikiLeaks begins publishing two million Syria emails
WikiLeaks said Thursday it was publishing over two million emails from Syrian political figures dating back to 2006 but also covering the period of...
WikiLeaks publishing two million Syria emails
WikiLeaks said Thursday it was publishing over two million emails from Syrian political figures dating back to 2006 but also covering the period of...
China joins Russia in staying away from Syria talks
China joined Russia on Thursday in boycotting a "Friends of Syria" meeting aimed at coordinating efforts to stop violence in the country, where three...
Troops pound Syria’s Homs, 48 killed
Syrian troops pounded several rebel-held districts in the central city of Homs on Tuesday, as the death toll mounted across the country, said the...
Russia accuses West of distorting Geneva Syria accord
Russia on Tuesday accused the West of seeking to “distort” the agreement reached last weekend in Geneva on a plan for a political transition...
NATO calls for ‘political solution’ in Syria
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday called on the international community to enforce a political solution in Syria while reiterating there would be...
Syria’s Assad issues ‘counter-terror’ laws
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued three new “counter-terrorism” laws on Monday, the official SANA news agency said, nearly 16 months into a deadly crackdown...
Syria rebels to boycott Cairo opposition talks
Syria-based rebel fighters and activists said they would boycott an opposition meeting in Cairo on Monday, denouncing it as a "conspiracy" that served the...
9 killed in clashes across Syria: NGO
At least nine people were killed in fighting across Syria on Sunday, a watchdog said, as rebels and regime troops clashed in several provinces...
World powers agree on Syria deal
World powers on Saturday agreed to a plan for a transition in Syria that could include current regime members, but envoy Kofi Annan doubted...
Deadly Syria violence, Turkey sends missiles to border
Twin bombs exploded outside the Palace of Justice in Damascus on Thursday as deadly violence raged across the country and Turkey deployed missile batteries...
