Syria

June 9, 2013

A peacekeeper of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) stands guard on Friday at an entrance of the UNDOF zone near Quneitra crossing in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights. AFP Photo
11:28 GMT

Israeli defense forces submitted a reported to the UN Security Council threatening to attack Syrian tanks on its border.

Syrian bombshell Suzan Najm al Din is the Arab version of Oprah in her new film.
08:11 GMT

While there is some influence from ace journalist Hala Sarhan and Oprah, Suzan Najm claims she has made her own character to make all women proud.

Lebanese Red Cross volunteers use a stretcher to move a Syrian, who was wounded in the nearby Syrian city of Qusair, from an ambulance upon their arrival at an hospital on Saturday. AFP Photo
05:00 GMT

The Red Cross started to airlift wounded civilians from the bitter battle in Qusair safety in Lebanese hospitals on Saturday, as the Syrian army moved north in search in more rebels.

George Sabra, the acting head of the Syrian National Coalition. Image courtesy of Al Arabiya
04:00 GMT

At a meeting in Istanbul for the leaders of the Syrian opposition in exile, head of the Syrian National Coalition George Sabra spoke out over the increasingly obvious Iranian presence in the Syrian civil war

June 8, 2013

Syrian soldiers look at the damage of a hanger in central Homs. (AFP photo)
10:00 GMT

The late Friday raid was second such Syrian strike against the Sunni-majority border areas in less than a week.

Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos at press conference announcing largest-ever humanitarian appeal by the UN for Syria. (Photo: United Nations website)
08:41 GMT

The United Nations made its largest appeal in history in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, asking for some $5.2 billion in aid. More than 80,000 Syrians have been killed since the conflict in Syria began.

June 7, 2013

A handout image grab released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Friday allegedly shows blindfolded rebel fighters detained after a Syrian army ambush in the area of Shamsin in the rebel stronghold of Qusair. AFP/SANA
11:24 GMT

The Syrian army is attempting to fully eradicate a rebel presence in the north of the country, and is hunting rebels in the areas surrounding Qusair, which they took control of earlier this week.

Syrian ambassador Bahjat Suleiman at a press conference in Amman last month. Photo courtesy of The Jordan Times
10:54 GMT

Jordanian foreign minister Nasser Judeh has issued the Syrian ambassador in Amman with his final warning before forcibly expelling him from the country, on account of his "discourteous manners and provocative attitude".

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Asheikh. Image courtesy of pomed.com
06:00 GMT

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has called for jihad against the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, echoing the sentiments of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi

A man looks at tanks of Lebanese Army Forces patrolling on June 6, 2013 in a street of the eastern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP Photo
05:00 GMT

Heavy sniper activity has been reported in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on Thursday, as the Lebanese armed forces raided neighbourhoods and weapons depots as they try to crack down on internal security threats.

June 6, 2013

Two Israeli druze women sit looking over the clashes between Syrian forces in the Golan Heights on Thursday. AFP Photo
19:27 GMT

Two United Nations workers were killed by shelling in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, as the Syrian army and rebel forces waged a fierce fight for control of the borders. Mid-afternoon Thursday, the Syrian army gained control of the crossing.

Smoke billows during clashes between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to the regime near the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights on Thursday. AFP Photo
16:22 GMT

The Austrian government has authorized the withdrawal of its UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights in the wake of fierce battles between the Syrian army and rebels on Thursday.

Syrian troops stand victorious in the rubble of Qusair on Wednesday. AFP Photo
12:46 GMT

Syrian rebels have seized a UN controlled border crossing with Israel, Israeli military reports say, as fierce clashes erupt along the Syrian-Israeli border.

Kinda Alloush at a press conference
12:00 GMT

Syrian actress Kinda Alloush is in full support of the revolution against President Bashar al-Assad, and she's not afraid to show it.

Ayman Al Zawahri, during a previous video statement.
11:10 GMT

Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahri, issued a statement on Thursday, urging the Syrian population to rise up against Assad as well as US forces, which he said were trying to turn Syria into a political tool against Iran.