Tag: Syria
Arabs meet on Syria mission, rebels ‘overrun town’
An Arab League meeting opened Sunday to decide the future of its heavily criticised observer mission to unrest-swept Syria, where activists said army defectors...
Roadside bomb kills 11 in Syria prison truck
A roadside bomb killed 11 detainees being transported in a Syrian prison truck in Idlib province in the northwest on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory...
Syria forces kill four top activists
Syrian security forces killed four leading pro-democracy activists in an ambush in northwestern Idlib province on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....
Obama raises pressure for Syria regime change
US President Barack Obama vowed to redouble efforts to force a change of regime in Syria as the UN Security Council struggled to agree...
Syria’s Brotherhood rejects Iran power deal: report
The Muslim Brotherhood has rejected an Iranian proposal to play a leading role in Syria’s government in exchange for President Bashar al-Assad staying in...
China backs Syria monitors, Russia opposes sanctions
China on Wednesday defended the Arab League’s widely criticised observer mission to Syria as Russia warned against imposing sanctions on the regime of President...
Obama raises pressure for Syria regime change
US President Barack Obama vowed to redouble efforts to force a change of regime in Syria as the UN Security Council struggled to agree...
Syria rejects Arab troops, UN urged to step in
Syria on Tuesday ruled out any deployment of Arab troops as proposed by Qatar to halt 10 months of deadly unrest, as army defectors...
‘Iran violating arms embargo with shipments to Syria’
Iran has repeatedly violated a UN arms embargo with exports to protest-hit Syria, the French foreign ministry said on Monday, citing a UN group...
No plans for Western military action on Syria, Iran: UK
Western nations have no immediate plans for military action to stop the repression of protests in Syria or to halt Iran’s nuclear programme, British...
France decries UN Security Council ‘silence’ on Syria
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Sunday decried the “silence” of the UN Security Council on Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests, saying the situation...
Top Syria army defector to set up high military council
A top Syrian army defector will announce later on Saturday the creation of a special council that will oversee all military operations against the...
Russia slams Iran sanctions, holds firm on Syria
Russia warned the West on Friday that new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme will be seen by the world as a bid...
Arab observers face tough mission in Syria: China
China’s envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike on Thursday said Arab League observers were facing “difficulties” in Syria, urging the government and other...
Syria clerics hit out at armed rebellion, sanctions
Syria’s top Muslim cleric called on rebels to lay down their arms while a Christian counterpart hit out at Western sanctions, in sermons aired...
Israel ‘preparing to take in Syria refugees’: army chief
Israel is preparing to receive Syrian Alawite refugees on the occupied Golan Heights if the regime of President Bashar al-Assad collapses, Israel’s army chief...
Arab ministers mull Syria mission’s criticism
Arab ministers gathered on Sunday to review the record of a widely criticised observer mission to Syria, amid growing calls for the bloc to...
