Syria

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.

A picture taken from the Syrian side shows the Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli annexed Golan Heights. AFP Photo
08:53 GMT

Syrian rebels seized a border crossing near the Israeli occupied Golan Heights as Syrian regime forces loyal to President Assad clash with Syrian opposition across the country.

Syrian army troops drive through the ravaged streets of Qusayr in the central Homs province on Wednesday. AFP Photo
08:37 GMT

11 rockets fired from Syria landed in the Syrian city of Baalbek late on Wednesday night, injuring up to five people.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour
08:29 GMT

During a speech at the Arab League, Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said that the Syrian conflict had spilled over its borders and that any Lebanese fighters were engaged in self-defense

Syrian refugees at a makeshift camp in Lebanon (AFP)
07:56 GMT

The Lebanese government is discussing plans to limit the number of refugees it receives from Syria

A Syrian army's soldier a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar Assad in front of a building left in ruins with on Wednesday in Qusayr. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

The commander of the Syrian rebel forces, Salim Idriss, said that his troops are ready to enter and fight in Lebanon, the same day the rebels conceded defeat to Syrian regime forces in the town of Qusair.

June 5, 2013

In an effort to bolster its numbers, the Syrian regime offered new recruits a 50 percent pay raise or government jobs on Tuesday. They also told recruits they could volunteer as well. (File photo)
09:02 GMT

In an effort to bolster its numbers, the Syrian regime offered new recruits a 50 percent pay raise or government jobs on Tuesday. They also told recruits they could volunteer as well.

A Syrian army soldiers holds up his weapon during a battle against opposition fighters in the city of Qusayr, in Syria's central Homs province. (File photo: AFP)
06:54 GMT

“The Syrian army totally controls the Qusayr region in Homs province after killing a large number of terrorists and capturing others,” the Syrian regime said on Wednesday.

Wust El Balad band is ready to rock next weekend (Photo from the band's website)
06:18 GMT

This is 'da week when the summer concert fun begins in Azhar Park's El-Geneina Theatre with bands bustin' out tunes all summer long.

A victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village receives treatment by doctors, at a hospital in Aleppo in March. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

French FM Laurent Fabius said that French tests on Syrian chemical samples prove that sarin was against civilians in the civil war, urging for repercussions of this crime.

Syrian President Bashar Assad waves to his supporters before the civil war hit the level of brutality it is at currently. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

Troops loyal to Syrian President on Tuesday secured their control of the country's capital, Damascus, as they forced rebels out of a key suburb, according to reports from Syrian state media.