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Arab League called for emergency meeting on Syria

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:03:35 GMT

Cairo- The Arab League (AL) committee on Syria will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday ahead of an international peace conference on ending the country's civil war, the AL bloc's deputy leader

President al-Assad suggests Peace Talks are Unlikely to Succeed

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:48 GMT

Damascus- “We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria,” President Bashar al-Assad told Argentina’s Clarín newspaper in an interview published online on Saturday

US slammed Russia for vending Weapons to Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:41:46 GMT

WASHINGTON- The United States administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen

Russia sends Advanced Missiles to aid al-Assad in Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:25 GMT

Agencies- The RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday that five warships, including a destroyer, from the Russian Pacific fleet had entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal for the

Syrian Electronic Army hacked The Financial Times

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:19:06 GMT

FT- The website and Twitter account of the Financial Times (FT) have been hacked, apparently by activists who support the Syrian regime and President Bashar al-Assad.

"Syria & Its Friends won't Accept Any Dictations"

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Damascus- Syria`s Foreign Minister Deputy Fayssal Mikdad asserted that the success of any international conference or effort wishing to help the Syrian people reach a political solution for the current

UN Chief discuss Syria Peace Conference in Russia

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:55:23 GMT

Moscow- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the proposed peace conference on Syria to happen as soon as possible. The UN Secretary General has met on Friday with

Syrian Refugees top 1.5 million

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:49:04 GMT

Geneva- There are now over 1.5 million Syrian civilians, who have fled their country to escape conflict, and are now refugees in the neighbouring countries; The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR

UN General Assembly Text Condemning Violence in Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:12:49 GMT

United Nations- As the General Assembly on Wednesday took action on a resolution addressing the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, delegations strongly condemned the ongoing violence and called

Syria said UN General Assembly resolution "Unbalanced & Politicized"

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:04:57 GMT

Damascus & NY- Syria`s regime said on Thursday that United Nations General Assembly voted on a biased and politicized non-binding draft resolution on Syria.

UN General Assembly demanded halt to all Violence in Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:41 GMT

United Nations, NY- The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution on Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote

Ailing Syrian Economy affects neighbors

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:44:19 GMT

Agencies- Amid sanctions and currency depreciation, the economic devastation of Syria's conflict could drive the economies of neighboring Lebanon and Jordan into reverse, Syria's former

1/2 Million Homes Destroyed in Syria

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:26:29 GMT

Syria- A privately funded study found that the number of housing units that were destroyed throughout Syria as of a month ago stands at about 535,000 and valued at about $68 billion, causing

Syria condemned Turkey Bombings & Denied any role

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:55:27 GMT

DAMASCUS- Syrian state media said that the bombings which rocked al-Rihaniya city in Turkey are a terrorist act that is condemned by all human and moral standards, offering condolences

Russia: Syria peace conference already hitting snags

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:47:24 GMT

Agencies- A Russian official said on Saturday there are disagreements over who has the right to take part in a Syrian peace process, Russian news agencies reported, suggesting this could impede

Two car bombs in Reyhanli on Syria-Turkey border

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:24:37 GMT

Agencies- Four people were killed on Saturday in a series of explosions that ripped through a small town in Reyhanli in Turkey near the volatile border with Syria, the Turkish Interior Minister

Syria`s National Coalition insists on al-Assad's ouster

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:44:05 GMT

Agencies- Syria's main opposition National Coalition (SNC) said on Wednesday any political settlement to the country's two-year-old civil war must start with President Bashar al-Assad's ouster

Brahimi welcomes U.S.-Russia accord

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:13:03 GMT

Agencies- the international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, welcomed Wednesday a new U.S-Russian initiative to end the 26-month-old Syria conflict through negotiations

Geneva communiqué for Syria

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:50:06 GMT

Agencies- The United States & Russia will try to convince both the Syrian government and opposition to accept a solution based on the core elements of the final communique issued on 30

US & Russia agreed to hold Syria conference

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:02:50 GMT

MOSCOW- the United States and Russia have pledged Tuesday to convene an international conference aimed at ending the war in Syria, hoping to give the situation a new political push following