Tag: Syria

Russia warns over new US draft on Syria

Russia believes that a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria reportedly being drafted by the United States is not balanced, the country's deputy...

Clinton issues warnings on Afghanistan, Syria

Criticism of US President Barack Obama’s apology for the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan is not helpful, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in...

Syria puts new constitution to vote in thick of unrest

Syrians were called to the polls on Sunday to vote on a new constitution in the face of opposition calls for a boycott and...

Red Cross make new rescue bid in Syria’s Homs

The Red Cross made a new attempt on Saturday to bring out people trapped in the besieged Syrian city Homs, two of them wounded...

‘Friends of Syria’ meet to push for relief access

Western and Arab nations are to challenge Syria to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid at a meeting Friday aimed at increasing pressure on...

Kofi Annan named envoy as pressure mounts on Syria

The UN named its former leader Kofi Annan as special envoy for Syria on the eve of an international conference Friday aimed at pressuring...

Syrian forces pound Homs as protests spread in Damascus

Syrian forces on Tuesday blitzed the flashpoint city of Homs and opened fire to disperse daring protesters in the capital, monitors said, as the...

Syrian opposition to attend Tunis conference

Syria's opposition will attend an international conference in Tunis this week aimed at seeking political change to halt almost a year of deadly violence...

Syrian forces clamp down in Damascus after defiance call

Syrian security forces deployed heavily on Sunday in a tense Damascus neighbourhood where a mourner was shot dead in the largest anti-regime rally seen...

US drones monitoring events in Syria

A “good number” of unmanned US military and intelligence drones are operating in the skies over Syria, monitoring the Syrian military’s attacks against opposition...

Syria forces fire on funeral, China urges bloodshed end

Security forces shot dead a mourner at a huge funeral on Saturday for demonstrators killed in rare protests in the Syrian capital after a...

Syria forces fire on Damascus protest dead funeral: activist

Syrian security forces opened fire on Saturday on a huge crowd gathered for the funerals of demonstrators killed in rare protests in the capital,...

US drones monitoring clashes in Syria: report

A "good number" of unmanned US military drones are operating in the skies over Syria to monitor President Bashar Assad’s military’s crackdown against the...

Chinese envoy says Syrian sovereignty must be respected

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun said the international community must respect Syria's sovereignty after Damascus talks late on Friday with his counterpart Faisal...

Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, Syria

US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Israel on Saturday for talks with senior Israeli officials on a range of issues, including...

UN assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria

The 193-nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an...

Russia, China oppose UN General Assembly resolution on Syria

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria's president to step down and strongly condemns...