Tag: Syria
NYT reporter Anthony Shadid dies in Syria
Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid died on Thursday in Syria of an apparent asthma attack, the newspaper reported.
Shadid, 43, was...
Syrians rally against Assad, braving backlash
Thousands of Syrians rallied Friday to demand Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, as the embattled president’s forces unleashed their heaviest pounding yet of Homs in a...
Homs battered as civilian plight worsens
Syria’s army killed at least six civilians Tuesday in the heaviest shelling of Homs for several days, monitors said, as the international community warned...
Al Qaeda chief announces support for Syria uprising
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has voiced his support for the Syrian uprising in a new video message released on jihadist Internet forums, US monitors...
Syria armour moves on Homs as violence spreads
Syrian armour moved on the protest centre of Homs and a general was gunned down in Damascus on Saturday as the bloodshed showed no...
Car bombs kill 28 in Syria’s Aleppo
Twin car bombs targeting security posts in Syria's second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 people, state media said, with the rebels accusing...
Twin car bombs rock Syria’s Aleppo, kill 25
Two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria’s second city of Aleppo Friday, killing at least 25 people, state media said, even...
Saudi king says world confidence in UN ‘shaken’
Saudi King Abdullah said on Friday that world confidence in the United Nations had been shaken after the world body failed to adopt a...
Nearly 100 killed in Syria violence Monday
Nearly 100 civilians were killed on Monday in clashes across Syria, activists said, with the majority dying in a fierce onslaught by government troops...
US closes Syria embassy
The United States closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out remaining staff on Monday after Damascus refused to address security concerns, senior State...
Russia blasts ‘Western hysteria’ over Syria veto
Russia Monday condemned as hysterical the angry Western reaction to its veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on protestors, as its top...
At least 47 killed in Syria as regime presses crackdown
At least 44 civilians were killed across Syria on Monday and scores were injured as regime troops pounded the city of Homs with mortars...
Assad ‘massacres’ over 200 as Russia, China veto his ouster
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed an Arab-and Westernbacked resolution, also supported by Pakistan, at the UN Security Council calling for Syrian President Bashar...
Activists storm Syria embassy in Kuwait
Police arrested around 40 people when hundreds of angry Syrians and local activists stormed the Syrian embassy in Kuwait on Saturday, the interior ministry...
Gulf states, Turkey urge Syria to accept AL plan
The Gulf Arab states and Turkey, which have spearheaded regional condemnation of the Syrian regime for its deadly crackdown, urged Damascus Saturday to accept...
EU adopts new sanctions on Syria’s top brass
The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Syria’s military brass on Monday, adding more security officials on a growing list of people and firms...
Syria rejects Arab League call for power change
Syria on Monday rejected an Arab League plan for President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to his deputy and clear the way for a...
