| Assad must go, say UN leaders |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) The emir of Qatar yesterday called for an Arab military intervention in Syria to halt the conflict. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani told the UN General Assembly: "It is ... |
| What you need to know about Syria today |
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| State media reports from Damascus early Wednesday said two large explosions thundered through an area close to the center of the city near military headquarters buildings. |
| In Damascus, Syria, life is disappearing from the streets |
| Though President Bashar Assad seems to have a grip on Damascus, it's unclear how strong it is as people go about their business behind closed doors.DAMASCUS, Syria — Hours after two car bombs exploded recently in Syria's capital, the few residents still willing to venture out on what would normally be a lively Friday night were gathered at the Sham City Center mall, inside thick walls with entrances guarded by metal detectors. |
| In Damascus, Syria, life is disappearing from the streets |
| Though President Bashar Assad seems to have a grip on Damascus, it's unclear how strong it is as people go about their business behind closed doors.DAMASCUS, Syria — Hours after two car bombs exploded recently in Syria's capital, the few residents still willing to venture out on what would normally be a lively Friday night were gathered at the Sham City Center mall, inside thick walls with entrances guarded by metal detectors. |
| U.N. Security Council debates Syria as violence rages |
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| Bombs Explode at Damascus School Said to Be a Military Center |
| While accounts of the toll sharply diverged, the blasts seemed to show the rebels’ continued ability to strike close to the Syrian government’s heart. |
| Obama talks tough on Mid East |
| Amid criticism from his Republican opponent that his foreign policy "projects weakness," President Barack Obama confronted Iran and Syria on Tuesday and warned those who killed an American diplomat in Libya that they would be tracked down.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=KLCGEc7omkk:fDhTNyeNxuE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=KLCGEc7omkk:fDhTNyeNxuE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=KLCGEc7omkk:fDhTNyeNxuE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=KLCGEc7omkk:fDhTNyeNxuE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=KLCGEc7 |
| 'Senseless' torture: Charity appeals for help for Syria's children |
 Syria's children are regularly the victims or witnesses of "senseless acts of torture and violence," according to a report Tuesday by a leading charity. |
| 42 days left: Follow Obama, Romney |
| Amid criticism from his Republican opponent that his foreign policy "projects weakness," President Barack Obama confronted Iran and Syria on Tuesday and warned those who killed an American diplomat in Libya that they would be tracked down.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=KLCGEc7omkk:iS2v9875B4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=KLCGEc7omkk:iS2v9875B4M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=KLCGEc7omkk:iS2v9875B4M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=KLCGEc7omkk:iS2v9875B4M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=KLCGEc7omkk:iS |
| Syria activist: Hundreds feared dead in airstrikes |
| Scores of people were killed and wounded in a series of airstrikes -- including one that hit a gas station -- across Syria Thursday, according to activists. |
| Syrian warplanes pound gas station |
| Syrian government warplanes targeted a northern town Thursday, hitting a gas station and triggering an explosion that killed at least 20 people, opposition forces said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=mmGBaVlsOAk:yfICPPAiw1M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=mmGBaVlsOAk:yfICPPAiw1M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=mmGBaVlsOAk:yfICPPAiw1M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=mmGBaVlsOAk:yfICPPAiw1M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=mmGBaVlsOAk:yfICPPAiw1M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border |
| Christians in Syria fear the future |
| As the 18-month-long Syrian conflict festers, the government and the opposition welcome and need Christian support.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=tWXDygf4R4c:1YMRFKajeCM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=tWXDygf4R4c:1YMRFKajeCM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=tWXDygf4R4c:1YMRFKajeCM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=tWXDygf4R4c:1YMRFKajeCM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=tWXDygf4R4c:1YMRFKajeCM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></ |
| Christians in Syria fear uncertain future |
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| Libyan fighting in Syria symbolizes fears |
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| Syria: Army chopper hits airliner with 200 aboard |
| A Syrian military helicopter that crashed near Damascus Thursday hit the tail of a commercial airliner with 200 passengers on board, media reports citing Syria's information ministry said. |
| Nations mull tougher sanctions on Syria |
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| Government Helicopter Crashes Near Damascus |
| Syrian authorities said on Thursday that the military helicopter went down close to a suburb where insurgents and government forces have battled for dominance. |
| Saudi- Swift Haj visas for Syrians |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) The Haj Ministry announced yesterday that the Haj visas of Syrian pilgrims would be processed without delay. A Haj Ministry official said: "We are treating the arrival of ... |
| Why did Cairo involve Iran in efforts to resolve Syrian crisis? |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) The proposal made by Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi to establish a committee including Iran to resolve the Syrian crisis raised the question: Why Iran at this particular ... |
| Visiting Lebanon, pope denounces arms transfers to Syria |
| At the start of a three-day visit in Lebanon, Pope Benedict XVI calls the movement of weapons from any country to Syria to be a 'grave sin.'BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the Lebanese capital on Friday as anti-U.S. protests convulsed the region and fighting with sectarian overtones raged in neighboring Syria. |
| Lebanese hope pope can 'bring peace' to the region |
 Lebanese of all faiths welcome Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Beirut and hope that he can help 'bring peace' to Syria and the troubled Middle East region caught in a wave of anti-Western violence. NBC's Claudio Lavanga reports from Beirut. |
| Special Envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, to Meet With Assad |
| Lakhdar Brahimi, the special envoy representing the United Nations and the Arab League, is scheduled to meet with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and representatives of opposition groups on Saturday. |
| Jolie fears for Syrian refugees in winter |
 Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says that with winter approaching, she is concerned about the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee their homes. |
| World Briefing | Middle East: Syria: Envoy Says Crisis Is Worsening |
| The diplomat tasked with ending Syria’s civil war said Thursday that the conflict was worsening, after traveling to the country for the first time since taking a job he has called “nearly impossible.” |
| Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey |
 Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has arrived in Turkey to visit Syrian refugees in her role as special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency. |
| Syrians Join Relief Efforts for Countrymen in Jordan |
| There are more than 200,000 Syrians in Jordan, about 30,000 of them in the Zaatari camp, which was set up this summer to accommodate the growing number of refugees coming into the country daily. |
| What you need to know about Syria today |
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| Syria scenarios |
| (MENAFN - Jordan Times) It is too late to hammer out a political solution for the 18-month-long Syrian crisis, which has mutated into an open-ended civil war. Syrian President Bashar Assad, ... |
| The fog of civil war |
| (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) THE VETERAN Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi began his Syrian peace mission on a sombre note this week, having previously described his chances of success as negligible. ... |
| Water Pipe Hit in Syria, Worsening Refugee Crisis |
| Water shortages are the latest pinch in a particularly acute humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, as the United Nations steps up its aid efforts inside the country. |
| Syria funeral is focus of Kurdish anger |
| A bombing in Aleppo that killed a woman, two of her children and their young cousin triggers outrage among Kurds at a village funeral and throughout the region. EFRIN, Syria — The mourners chanted, "Long live Kurdistan!" as the doleful cortege moved slowly toward the hillside cemetery, past the olive groves and pomegranate orchards. |
| Syrian rockets land in Iraq, officials say |
| Warplanes hovered over key battleground areas in Syria as violence once again spilled across borders -- this time time in Iraq. Here are the latest developments in the 18-month crisis:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=BZlQiCwuRZY:KZSvBLkpL0s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=BZlQiCwuRZY:KZSvBLkpL0s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=BZlQiCwuRZY:KZSvBLkpL0s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=BZlQiCwuRZY:KZSvBLkpL0s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=BZlQiCwuRZY:KZSvBLkpL0s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6 |
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| Syrian rockets land in Iraq, officials say |
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| Have Iran and Hezbollah let Assad down? |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) THIS is what besieged Syrian President Bashar Assad believes. It is paradoxical. How can we say Iran is supplying Assad with money, oil, weapons and fighters, and at the same ... |
| Raids continue in bleeding Syria |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) At least 61 people, most of them civilians, were killed nationwide yesterday, according to an initial toll by the Observatory, which obtains its information from activists, ... |
| Syria funeral is focus of Kurdish anger |
| A bombing in Aleppo that killed a woman, two of her children and their young cousin triggers outrage among Kurds at a village funeral and throughout the region. EFRIN, Syria — The mourners chanted, "Long live Kurdistan!" as the doleful cortege moved slowly toward the hillside cemetery, past the olive groves and pomegranate orchards. |
| Jeffrey Wright joins "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" |
| NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" as Beetee, Lionsgate announced on Friday. Wright has long been a premiere character actor in Hollywood, appearing in films such as "Syriana," "Casino Royale" and "W." He also won a Tony Award in 1994 for his work in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America." Beetee is a male tribute from District 3 who participates in the eponymous competition, and won a prior event. ... |
| 2 Bombs Explode in Syrian Capital |
| Two bombs in Damascus killed at least six security officers and their civilian supporters, and opponents of President Bashar al-Assad held protests to demonstrate their hold on a handful of suburbs. |
| Jordan- Ramtha border crossing closed |
| (MENAFN - Jordan Times) The Ramtha border crossing between Jordan and Syria was closed indefinitely on Sunday, an official said. "The Syrian side decided to close the border because the situation ... |
| GCC seeks all-out efforts to resolve Syrian crisis |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers yesterday emphasized the need for finding a quick solution to end the bloodbath in Syria. "The most important issue that ... |
| Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran at NAM summit |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) THREE observations emerged prominently from the Non-Aligned summit in Tehran last week. The first was the absence of Syria during the two speeches of Iranian religious leader ... |
| Rebels hit Syrian army headquarters |
 Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bulldozed buildings to the ground in parts of the capital that have backed the uprising. |
| Rebels hit Syrian army headquarters |
| Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bulldozed buildings to the ground in parts of the capital that have backed the uprising. |
| Rebels Bomb Heavily Guarded Neighborhood in Damascus |
| Rebels set off two bombs amid military buildings in the Syrian capital Sunday, as the new United Nations envoy to the country refused to call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down. |
| Syria civil war sees deadliest week, UNICEF says |
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| Syria has deadliest week, UNICEF says |
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| Syria civil war sees deadliest week, UNICEF says |
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| Syria rebels appear to be targeting air bases |
| Syria rebels reportedly capture an air base and antiaircraft missiles in the east, apparently the latest attempt to thwart the government's air superiority.BEIRUT — Thwarted by aerial attacks, Syrian rebels appear to have begun systemically targeting government air bases and aircraft, while trying to capture antiaircraft missiles that can shoot down helicopters and fighter jets. |
| More Syrian Refugees Flooding into Jordan and Turkey |
| The United Nations refugee agency said that 10,200 Syrians had crossed into Jordan last week, and Syrian activists reported deadly government airstrikes in Idlib, near Turkey. |
| Syria killings prompt world outrage |
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| Jordan Saw Massive Influx of Syrian Refugees Last Week |
| The number of Syrians fleeing to the Al Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan has doubled over the past week, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Some 10,200 people entered the camp in the week ending on August 27, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Flemming has told reporters. "Refugees say many thousands more are waiting to cross amid violence aroung Daraa and we believe this could be the start of a much larger influx," she added, as cited by international media. ... |
| What you need to know about Syria today |
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| Syria: Helicopter Crashes |
| (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) A Syrian helicopter crashed today near Al-Ghufran Mosque in Qaboun suburb in Damascus, which led to the killing of its two pilots. Syrian activists said that the ... |
| 6,000 Syrians Flee Damascus Clashes, Says Lebanese Border Official |
| (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) More than 6,000 Syrians fleeing clashes between troops and opposing fighters on the outskirts of Damascus, crossed the border into Lebanon early Monday, a Lebanese ... |
| Jordan, UN launch $429 million Syrian refugee aid appeal |
| (MENAFN - Jordan Times) The government and the UN launched on Monday a $429 million aid appeal to provide basic services for a Syrian refugee population growing by some 2,300 persons per day. In ... |
| Ireland pledges an extra USD 2.5 mln for Syrian refugees in Jordan |
| (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Irish Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, said Monday that his country is granting USD 2.5 million to Syrian refugees in Jordan. A ... |
| Syrian refugee influx makes Turkey jittery |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) THOUSANDS of refugees are massed on the Syrian-Turkish border, waiting to enter, as Turkey scrambles to build new camps to accommodate them. The growing numbers are making many ... |
| Turkey calls for international assistance to aid Syrian refugees |
| Turkey has taken in about 80,000 and can't handle many more, it says. Meanwhile, France's Hollande says his nation would recognize a 'provisional government.'BEIRUT — Beleaguered Turkish officials called Monday for international assistance to aid escalating numbers of Syrian refugees arriving at Turkey's borders, and French President Francois Hollande said his country would recognize new Syrian leadership as soon as "it is formed." |
| U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms |
| The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, senior U.S. officials said. |
| U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms |
| The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, senior U.S. officials said. |
| Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital |
| Opposition activists say President Bashar Assad's forces have renewed their push in Damascus. Lebanon says spillover violence in Tripoli has abated.BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists reported heavy shelling Wednesday in Damascus, the capital, as authorities in neighboring Lebanon said a cease-fire had taken hold in a city in that country that has become a center for spillover violence. |
| Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital |
| Opposition activists say President Bashar Assad's forces have renewed their push in Damascus. Lebanon says spillover violence in Tripoli has abated.BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists reported heavy shelling Wednesday in Damascus, the capital, as authorities in neighboring Lebanon said a cease-fire had taken hold in a city in that country that has become a center for spillover violence. |
| NBC's Richard Engel answers your questions about Syria |
| Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, has just returned from reporting in Syria for over three weeks. He answers reader questions about the ongoing conflict. |
| Clashes over Syrian conflict leave 10 dead in Lebanon |
 Fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad have left 10 people dead and at least 75 wounded in fighting in northern Lebanon. |
| Russia warns Obama against 'violation' of law over Syria |
| Russia rebuffed President Barack Obama's threat of unilateral action against Syria Tuesday, as officials said 2,500 refugees fled across the border into Turkey in just 24 hours รข€" one of the highest daily refugee flows of recent weeks. |
| Syria Military Intensifies Damascus Counter-Insurgency |
| Activists said the latest raid Wednesday morning left at least 12 people dead, in what they described as another “hit and run” assault by government troops. |
| Japanese journo killed in Syria |
| Footage shot the day Mika Yamamoto died while covering clashing in Aleppo.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=NHXjzYpG3F4:UsBVLmZD6cc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=NHXjzYpG3F4:UsBVLmZD6cc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=NHXjzYpG3F4:UsBVLmZD6cc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=NHXjzYpG3F4:UsBVLmZD6cc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=NHXjzYpG3F4:UsBVLmZD6cc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=NHXjzYpG3F4: |
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