Lebanon & Syria

February 3, 2013

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak gestures during the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. (AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOF STACHE)
11:14 GMT

Defense minister, Ehud Barak, alludes to the attack while speaking at a security conference in Munich.

An image grab taken from the state-run Syrian TV , shows a room damaged after what Syria said was an Israeli air raid which targeted the Jamraya scientific research base on the outskirts of Damascus. (AFP PHOTO/SYRIAN TV)
10:16 GMT

Syria's state television network broadcast footage showing, according to them, the aftermath of the Israeli attack on the research building close to the capital.

Lakhdar Brahimi (R), Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on Syria, talks with Sheikh Moaz Al-Khatib, head of the Syrian oposition during the Munich Security Conference. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE)
04:57 GMT

Having tirelessly supported the Syrian regime, Russia agrees to meet with the opposition for the first time ever.

February 2, 2013

The Lebanese Army apprehended Saturday four gunmen a day after an ambush on the military claimed the lives of an officer and a soldier in the border town. (Daily Star)
12:45 GMT

The Lebanese Army apprehended Saturday four gunmen a day after an ambush on the military claimed the lives of an officer and a soldier in the border town.

While her future in politics looks bright, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton thinks Syria's is not.
04:00 GMT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a parting warning Thursday about Syria’s civil war, accusing Iran of playing an increasingly prominent role in directing the violence.

February 1, 2013

Damascus could take "a surprise decision to respond to the aggression of the Israeli warplanes," Syrian ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali said.
09:03 GMT

Syria warned Thursday of a possible 'surprise' response to an Israeli air raid on an alleged military research center.

Damascus said is a violation of a disengagement accord that followed the last major war between the two countries.
05:00 GMT

Syria summoned the head of a United Nations mission in the Golan Heights on Thursday to protest against an Israeli air raid.

January 31, 2013

Druze residents of the the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights hold Syrian flags and portraits of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
07:53 GMT

The Kingdom's monarch clarifies his Davos argument linking the Syrian regime's war efforts to their treasury.

January 30, 2013

The Lebanese army had reported a heavy presence of Israeli jets over its territory throughout the night.
21:23 GMT

Israeli fighter jets have struck a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border suspected of carrying sophisticated Russian-made surface-to-air missiles.

An "Iron Dome" short-range missile defence system is pictured near the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Fearing that Syrian chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, Israel is taking diplomatic and military steps to prevent it, local media and a security source said. (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)
12:19 GMT

A western diplomat tells Reuters that the Jewish state has attacked a target on the Syrian/Lebanese border.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Thursday, April 26, 2012. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)
12:05 GMT

Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman pledges $300 million to help Syrian refugees at donor conference on Wednesday.

Most of the victims had their hands tied behind their backs and pools of blood trailing from their heads.
05:00 GMT

68 young men and boys killed with a single gunshot to the head or neck.

January 29, 2013

Syrian refugees walk down a dirt track in Antakya, Turkey, shortly after crossing into the country from Syria.
09:16 GMT

More than 700,000 refugees have fled Syria and registered in neighboring countries.

January 28, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama.
08:26 GMT

As world leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, the U.S. President responds to criticism of his policy on Syria and Mali.

January 27, 2013

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's aide issued the strongest warning to date about a possible strike on President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
08:03 GMT

Islamic republic warns the West against striking Damascus.