Syria
March 4, 2013
Syrians went to the polls in southern Turkey on Sunday to cast their votes for the first post-Assad elections of the Aleppo provincial council, Doğan News Agency reports.
For Mohammed Abbas, the political situation in his home country inspires his art.
Royal Jordanian is diverting flights from Amman to Beirut away from Syrian airspace, as part of the airlines “commitment to the safety of its passengers and security of its operations".
March 3, 2013
Britain's foreign secretary, William Hague, dismisses Assad's criticisms of Britain's attempts to arm the Syrian opposition as "delusional".
In a rare interview, the Syrian president tells foreign powers to stop interfering in Syrian affairs.
February 28, 2013
According to the White House spokesman, the U.S. will be increasing aid to Syrian rebels to speed up a political transition.
Hassan Nasrallah says rivals are trying to push Lebanon into a Sunni-Shia regional war.
February 27, 2013
What will a post Assad Syria look like and is there any prospect for a stable country after the old regime crumbles?
The United Sates is moving to provide Syrian rebels equipment such as body armor and armored vehicles, and would also offer them military training, American and European officials have said.
The United Nations warned Tuesday that Lebanon could be dragged into the bloody conflict in Syria, as rival Lebanese politicians struggled to agree on a new electoral law for the June 9 elections.
February 26, 2013
Syria's opposition leaders have said that they will now attend an international conference in Rome this week, after the US and UK 'promised specific aid' to the Syrian people.
At the beginning of the year Kinda Hanna kept her engagement a secret. Now the pesky star is at it again with a quiet wedding that was strictly invite only!
Oil tankers loaded with fuel from Lebanese refineries are heading to Syria by sea, after protesters barred the way by land earlier this month.
February 25, 2013
One of Syria’s comedic legends Yasin Bakoush was killed Sunday night after being targeted inside his car in the Damascus neighborhood of Al Asali.
Ahead of his meeting with regime ally, Russia, Walid Muallem, says he is ready to sit down with the Syrian National Coaltion as well as other armed rebel groups.